Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT

Niner 3

  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers let Marks fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Woody Marks, the No. 180 name on the board, sitting there at No. 237 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Reaching for Grant left real value on the table behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 5 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
Pick23 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In the 23rd overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Charles Grant
A real head-scratcher, Charles Grant in slot 54 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 87 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick159 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Logan Brown at pick No. 159 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 198th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Taking Woody Marks in Round 7, Pick 21 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Nice patience on Brant Kuithe, who had no business lasting to No. 250. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.