Eusebio13'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Eusebio13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (GB)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (GB)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Packers spent pick No. 41 on T.J. Tampa while edge rusher, cornerback and other spots sat unaddressed. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Henderson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Thomas Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with running back the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, T.J. Tampa adds a defensive back and leaves edge rusher, cornerback and other spots untouched.
Pick43 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 43rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They paid a round early for TreVeyon Henderson in the 73rd pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. is a better player than No. 82 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick109 Rnd4 Tyleik Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Tyleik Williams at Round 4, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in slot 135, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.