JDHayes'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (GB)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (GB)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (GB)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (GB)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 4 slot lands the Packers a B, Hill Jr. and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Anthony Hill Jr. got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at the 126th overall pick. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They will replay Caleb Banks at slot 63 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
Taking Keith Abney II in No. 91 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in Round 3, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
The board fumbled Malik Muhammad all the way to pick No. 120, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Anthony Hill Jr.
They robbed the room for Anthony Hill Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Markel Bell
They barely believed it either: Markel Bell still on the board at pick 167. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at the 201st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Kobe Baynes
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 236 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 J'Mari Taylor
Circle this one: J'Mari Taylor at slot 243 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in No. 255 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.