Mdeeds13 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Mdeeds13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (KC)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (ARI)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylen Watson
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Eric Wilson
LB
Head Shot
Rudy Ford
S
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Packers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

Zinter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Sainristil value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 25 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 35th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in pick No. 41 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick88 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 25, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 91 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith slid further than he should have, and slot 169 is lovely value for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick219 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in the 219th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick245 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 245 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Whittington in the 255th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.