mto'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (GB)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (GB)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Grand theft in the 91st overall pick: the Packers steal Suamataia and grade out a B.

The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Kingsley Suamataia, the No. 53 name on the board, sitting there at slot 91 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Bishop pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will need Haynesworth to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Quinyon Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 9. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Taking Javon Bullard in No. 88 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Somehow Kingsley Suamataia was still sitting there in pick 91, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125 Rnd4 DJ James
A quiet steal in the 125th overall pick: DJ James for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in the 126th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at pick No. 133 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 135 on Cole Bishop with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
Pick140 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
They jumped the gun on Sincere Haynesworth, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They took Gabe Hall at par in the 203rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick204 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
You do not let an offensive lineman like Roger Rosengarten reach Round 6, Pick 29 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They robbed the room for Michael Barrett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick219 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kimani Vidal in No. 219, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Maurice Smith at the 246th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.