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First round cornerback candidates for the Packers...Shavon Revel, Benjamin Morrison, Azareye'h Thomas...all did nothing the the combine today. Slow zone corner Jahdae Barron ran the 40 in 4.40 but has really short arms (29 5/8) and his vertical and broad jump were just sort of average. Trey Amos,,,not great, not poor, just sort of average across the whole board. But overall, I thought this cornerback class showed really well in the late to middle rounds, great news for the Packers who may be looking at drafting more than one. Maxwell Hairston has been floating in that late second/round three area and he ran a 4.30 40 time, 39.5" vertical jump and 10"9' broad jump...all excellent numbers. Jacob Parrish is on the small side (5-9 3/4), but posted a 4.36 40 time, 37.5" vertical jump and 10'9" board jump. Again, hardly anybody did the short shuttle and 3-cone drill, so very little can be said about agility numbers. One guy that went out there and did it all and lit it up was Darien Porter. This was expected as he was a top track athlete in high school and he was expected to test very well. 6-2 7/8, 195 pounds, 4.30 40 time, 36.5" vertical, 9'8" broad jump, 4.04 20 yard shuttle, 6.71 3-cone drill. Problem is he's a pure athlete. Went to Iowa State as a wide receiver, switched to the defense and only started a total of 7 games (all this year) in 3 years as a defensive back. Even with those eye-popping numbers, I think he's stuck in round three based on the football resume. Some other really good performances that I just don't have time to get to. Could be a nice, deep class of cornerbacks. As far as the safeties, Nick Emmanwori was expected to be great and he was. 6-3 1/8, 220 pound, 4.40 40 time, 43" vertical, 11'6" broad jump. He appears to be solidly in round one now. Hunter Wohler ran a 4.63 40-time, which ended up being the worst 40 time among the safeties. He did do the short shuttle (4.25) and 3-cone drill (6.72), and both of those are very good numbers. No jaw-dropping performances from the tight ends...Terrance Ferguson probably had the best day. Jalin Conyers looked to be a 7th rounder/undrafted type, but he did really well in the short shuttle and 3-cone and may have improved his outlook by a couple rounds. I don't see anybody listing TE as a need for the Packers, but with Luke Musgrave getting hurt again (just like when he was in college...always hurt), I wouldn't rule out the Packers taking one. No problem at all with Kraft, but they don't see to have a whole lot behind him.

Is Metcalf truly an elite receiver? Seriously. 2019 Tyler Lockett = 82 catches/1057 yards/8 touchdowns DK Metcalf = 58/900/7 2020 Metcalf = 83/1303/10 Lockett = 100/1054/10 2021 Lockett = 73/1175/8 Metcalf = 75/967/12 2022 Metcalf = 90/1048/6 Lockett = 84/1033/9 2023 Metcalf = 66/1114/8 Lockett = 79/894/5 2024 Jaxon Smith-Njigba = 100/1130/6 Metcalf = 66/992/5

But it isn't just giving up the pick, it's giving up the pick for 1 year of a player...or giving up the pick and a contract that probably has at least three seasons of 35 million dollar cap numbers involved with it.

I believe the new facility will have a 300 meter track that will be elevated above the playing surface. Think of a mezzanine level, it is supposed to be something like that. I've heard that it is such a horrible design for the track athletes that some of the women boosters have already discussed formally launching Title IX compliance complaints. Yeah, let's throw money at a practice facility to help recruit football players....right when we are entering an era where players will only care about how much you are going to pay them. Come to Wisconsin for $150,000 and world class accommodations and education system, or go to crap-hole university for $175,000 and live in a dorm without electricity and no plumbing. Guess which school 99% of these guys are going to pick.

Carlton Davis was my top free agent target, but a NFL writer (Gregg Rosenthal) just published a top free agent list and he had Davis #10. If that's the way the rest of the league sees Davis, then I would likely be priced out on him...as I had been looking at something like 3 years, 39-42 million. So this has gotten me thinking about Stokes. IMO the Packers need to do something with the position on the veteran market. If not, I think they are looking at a situation where they almost must spend a first round pick or a second round pick on a cornerback and then follow that up with another cornerback in round 3 or 4. Definitely would like to head into the draft with a bit more flexibility than that. Next veteran cornerback I'm looking at is Kristian Fulton. Late second round pick by the Titans, did end up as a three year starter there but apparently was not great. Went to the Chargers last year and by all accounts had a good season. Those "one-year" guys scare me, although admittedly every single draft pick is a zero-year guy when they step onto an NFL field. If it gets past Fulton, Stokes is probably as attractive as any other cheap cornerback out there.

I didn't think he looked 290 pounds on those highlight videos and sure enough, weighed in at 267 pound here. RAS is a pile of crap IMO. Go back to the previous page and you'll see a post about how a football-nut friend told me that he can really run but he doesn't look that agile. This RAS number is totally built on how he runs and how he jumps. 20 yard shuttle, he didn't do it. 3-cone drill, he didn't do it. How can they come up with an "athletic" score with zero agility data? Just glancing through the numbers, I'd probably say Georgia DE-Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins probably had the best day. I don't think he was a real standout at Georgia though. Backup most of his career (admittedly, there is elite competition when trying to get off that bench), did start 10 games this past season...career 37.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks. He appeared to be a fifth rounder heading into today, I have to wonder if this will move him up into round three? But overall, I thought it was a pretty disappointing day with the amount of guys who did nothing, or skipped critical parts of the workouts. Looks like nobody wants to do the 3-cone anymore. I can understand some of the top guys...but a guy like Mike Green...you'd think the MAC guys would want to step up to show what they can do (Toledo's Darius Alexander stepped up, did everything, and looks like one of the days winners). Really would have liked to see Kenneth Grant do everything as that guy appears to be a really good athlete for his size...he did nothing. JT Tuimoloau, a guy who played really well down the stretch and was getting some real positive reviews...he did nothing. Lots of "doing nothing" today.

Sorry about the formatting as this is a cut-and-paste job from an Excel spreadsheet. Used all the updated prospects lists from the same sources as the previous list. So here are the final pre-combine prospect rankings. Round One: 1 CB Travis Hunter Colorado 2 EDGE Abdul Carter Penn State 3 DT Mason Graham Michigan 4 RB Ashton Jeanty Boise State 5 OT Will Campbell LSU 6 TE Tyler Warren Penn State 7 CB Will Johnson Michigan 8 WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona 9 QB Cam Ward Miami, Fl 10 WR Luther Burden III Missouri 11 EDGE James Pearce Jr. Tennessee 12 EDGE Mykel Williams Georgia 13 S Malaki Starks Georgia 14 DT Walter Nolan Mississippi 15 OT Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas 16 EDGE Mike Green Marshall 17 TE Colston Loveland Michigan 18 OT Armand Membou Missouri 19 EDGE Shemar Stewart Texas A&M 20 OT Josh Simmons Ohio State 21 WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State 22 LB Jalon Walker Georgia 23 WR Matthew Golden Texas 24 OG Tyler Booker Alabama 25 DT Kenneth Grant Michigan 26 QB Shedeur Sanders Colorado 27 LB Jihaad Campbell Alabama 28 CB Shavon Revel Jr. East Carolina 29 EDGE Nic Scourton Texas A&M 30 OT Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon 31 CB Jahdae Barron Texas 32 EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku Boston College Round Two: 33 RB Omarion Hampton North Carolina 34 DT Derrick Harmon Oregon 35 EDGE Jack Sawyer Ohio State 36 S Nick Emmanwori South Carolina 37 OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State 38 DT Tyleik Williams Ohio State 39 OT Grey Zabel North Dakota State 40 S Xavier Watts Notre Dame 41 CB Benjamin Morrison Notre Dame 42 EDGE Princely Umanmielen Mississippi 43 EDGE JT Tuimoloau Ohio State 44 LB Carson Schwesinger UCLA 45 WR Jack Bech Texas Christian 46 EDGE Landon Jackson Arkansas 47 CB Azareye'h Thomas Florida State 48 RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State 49 OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota 50 TE Mason Taylor LSU 51 CB Trey Amos Mississippi 52 DT Alfred Collins Texas 53 RB Kaleb Johnson Iowa 54 DT T.J. Sanders South Carolina 55 RB Quinshon Judkins Ohio State 56 CB Maxwell Hairston Kentucky 57 RB Dylan Sampson Tennessee 58 WR Tre Harris Mississippi 59 EDGE Josaiah Stewart Michigan 60 LB Demetrius Knight Jr. South Carolina 61 WR Jalen Royals Utah State 62 EDGE Jordan Burch Oregon 63 OT Cameron Williams Texas 64 OG Tate Ratledge Georgia Round Three: 65 WR Isaiah Bond Texas 66 OG Marcus Mbow Purdue 67 WR Jayden Higgins Iowa State 68 OT Ozzy Trapilo Boston College 69 DT Deone Walker Kentucky 70 TE Elijah Arroyo Miami, Fl 71 DT Omarr Norman-Lott Tennessee 72 OT Wyatt Milum West Virginia 73 WR Elic Ayomanor Stanford 74 QB Jaxson Dart Mississippi 75 TE Gunnar Helm Texas 76 TE Harold Fannin Jr. Bowling Green 77 OT Jonah Savaiinaea Arizona 78 S Kevin Winston Jr. Penn State 79 LB Chris Paul Jr. Mississippi 80 QB Jalen Milroe Alabama 81 EDGE Kyle Kennard South Carolina 82 CB Darien Porter Iowa State 83 WR Xavier Restrepo Miami, Fl 84 WR Tez Johnson Oregon 85 S Lathan Ransom Ohio State 86 EDGE Ashton Gillotte Louisville 87 WR Savion Williams Texas Christian 88 S Andre Mukuba Texas 89 RB Cam Skattebo Arizona State 90 OT Charles Grant William & Mary 91 S Billy Bowman Jr. Oklahoma 92 OT Anthony Belton North Carolina State 93 OT Emery Jones Jr. LSU 94 EDGE Jared Ivey Mississippi 95 EDGE Bradyn Swinson LSU 96 LB Barrett Carter Clemson 97 DT Shemar Turner Texas A&M 98 LB Danny Stutsman Oklahoma 99 LB Smael Mondon Jr. Georgia 100 WR Jaylin Noel Iowa State 101 QB Dillon Gabriel Oregon Round Four: 102 S Sebastian Castro Iowa 103 DT Darius Alexander Toledo 104 DT JJ Pegues Mississippi 105 CB Zy Alexander LSU 106 LB Jeffrey Bassa Oregon 107 CB Jacob Parrish Kansas State 108 EDGE Barryn Sorrell Texas 109 EDGE Sai'vion Jones LSU 110 C Jared Wilson Georgia 111 DT Joshua Farmer Florida State 112 QB Will Howard Ohio State 113 RB Bhayshul Tuten Virginia Tech 114 CB Cobee Bryant Kansas 115 OT Jalen Rivers Miami, Fl 116 DT Cam Jackson Florida 117 CB Nohl Williams California 118 RB RJ Harvey Central Florida 119 DT Jordan Phillips Maryland 120 DT Ty Robinson Nebraska 121 QB Quinn Ewers Texas 122 EDGE David Walker Central Arkansas 123 WR Nick Nash San Jose State 124 RB Devin Neal Kansas 125 DT Ty Hamilton Ohio State 126 RB Damien Martinez Miami, Fl 127 TE Mitchell Evans Notre Dame 128 RB Jordan James Oregon 129 WR Dominic Lovett Georgia 130 LB Cody Simon Ohio State 131 WR Tory Horton Colorado State 132 S Jonas Sanker Virginia 133 EDGE Kaimon Rucker North Carolina 134 QB Riley Leonard Notre Dame 135 EDGE Que Robinson Alabama 136 EDGE Oluwafemi Oladejo UCLA 137 CB Mello Dotson Kansas 138 TE Jake Briningstool Clemson 139 OG Joshua Gray Oregon State Round Five: 140 WR Kyle Williams Washington State 141 TE Thomas Fidone II Nebraska 142 TE Terrance Ferguson Oregon 143 DT Jamaree Caldwell Oregon 144 RB DJ Giddens Kansas State 145 QB Tyler Shough Louisville 146 S R.J. Mickens Clemson 147 WR Elijhah Badger Florida 148 OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Florida 149 EDGE Elijah Roberts Southern Methodist 150 TE Jackson Hawes Georgia Tech 151 OG Miles Frazier LSU 152 DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Georgia 153 DT Warren Brinson Georgia 154 CB Dorian Strong Virginia Tech 155 OG Willie Lampkin North Carolina 156 RB Ollie Gordon II Oklahoma State 157 EDGE Ahmed Hassanein Boise State 158 LB Jack Kiser Notre Dame 159 CB Tommi Hill Nebraska 160 CB Quincy Riley Louisville 161 EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland Virginia Tech 162 LB Kobe King Penn State 163 CB Denzel Burke Ohio State 164 OT Chase Lundt Connecticut 165 RB Kalel Mullings Michigan 166 TE Oronde Gadsden II Syracuse 167 DT Rylie Mills Notre Dame 168 RB Brashard Smith Southern Methodist 169 RB Trevor Etienne Georgia 170 RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt Arizona 171 RB Woody Marks USC 172 DT Aeneas Peebles Virignia Tech 173 CB Bihal Kone Western Michigan 174 RB Jarquez Hunter Auburn 175 EDGE Tyler Batty Brigham Young 176 DT Howard Cross III Notre Dame 177 TE Benjamin Yurosek Georgia 178 WR Pat Bryant Illinois Round Six: 179 OT Hollin Pierce Rutgers 180 DT CJ West Indiana 181 OG Joe Huber Wisconsin 182 OG Luke Kandra Cincinnati 183 CB Caleb Ransaw Tulane 184 EDGE Tyler Baron Miami, Fl 185 WR Kobe Hudson Central Florida 186 LB Jackson Woodard UNLV 187 CB Alijah Huzzie North Carolina 188 QB Kyle McCord Syracuse 189 DT Simeon Barrow Jr Miami, Fl

Round Five: 140. Minnesota Vikings – Kaimon Rucker/EDGE/North Carolina 141. Carolina Panthers – Cam Skattebo/RB/Arizona State 142. Tennessee Titans – Quincy Riley/CB/Louisville 143. Jacksonville Jaguars – Tyler Shough/QB/Louisville 144. Pittsburgh Steelers – Jamaree Caldwell/DT/Oregon 145. New England Patriots – Thomas Fidone II/TE/Nebraska 146. New York Jets – Denzel Burke/CB/Ohio State 147. Carolina Panthers – Terrance Ferguson/TE/Oregon 148. Atlanta Falcons – Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins/DT/Georgia 149. Chicago Bears – Warren Brinson/DT/Georgia 150. Las Vegas Raiders – Bhayshul Tuten/RB/Virginia Tech 151. Miami Dolphins – Hollin Pierce/OT/Rutgers 152. Indianapolis Colts – Zy Alexander/CB/Louisiana State 153. Arizona Cardinals – Joe Huber/OG/Wisconsin 154. Cincinnati Bengals – Bihal Kone/CB/Western Michigan 155. Jacksonville Jaguars – Elijah Roberts/EDGE/Southern Methodist 156. Miami Dolphins – Luke Kandra/OG/Cincinnati 157. New York Jets – Pat Bryant/WR/Illinois 158. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Caleb Ransaw/CB/Tulane 159. Los Angeles Chargers – Jake Majors/C/Texas 160. Green Bay Packers – Drew Kendall/C/Boston College 161. Minnesota Vikings – Dylan Fairchild/OG/Georgia 162. Philadelphia Eagles – Rylie Mills/DT/Notre Dame 163. Pittsburgh Steelers – Que Robinson/EDGE/Alabama 164. Carolina Panthers – Kobe King/LB/Penn State 165. Cleveland Browns – Aeneas Peebles/DT/Virginia Tech 166. Philadelphia Eagles – Caleb Rogers/OG/Texas Tech 167. Houston Texans – Branson Taylor/OT/Pittsburgh 168. Tennessee Titans – Malachi Moore/S/Alabama 169. Philadelphia Eagles – Jackson Hawes/TE/Georgia Tech 170. Dallas Cowboys – Howard Cross III/DT/Notre Dame 171. Buffalo Bills – Maxen Hook/S/Toledo 172. Dallas Cowboys – Alijah Huzzie/CB/North Carolina 173. Chicago Bears – Clay Webb/C/Jacksonville State 174. Dallas Cowboys – Ahmed Hassanein/EDGE/Boise State 175. Buffalo Bills – R.J. Harvey/RB/Central Florida 176. Baltimore Ravens – Jack Nelson/OT/Wisconsin 177. Los Angeles Chargers – Kobe Hudson/WR/Central Florida 178. Baltimore Ravens – C.J. West/DT/Indiana And that is it for the night. I may finish the last two round, or maybe not. All depends on how busy I am the next couple of days.

Round Four: 102. Tennessee Titans – Nick Nash/WR/San Jose State 103. Cleveland Browns – Dominic Lovett/WR/Georgia 104. New York Giants – Nohl Williams/CB/California 105. New England Patriots – JJ Pegues/DT/Mississippi 106. Jacksonville Jaguars – Joshua Farmer/DT/Florida State 107. Dallas Cowboys – Danny Stutsman/LB/Oklahoma 108. Buffalo Bills – Tory Horton/WR/Colorado State 109. New York Jets – Quinn Ewers/QB/Texas 110. Carolina Panthers – Jonas Sanker/S/Virginia 111. New Orleans Saints – Cam Jackson/DT/Florida 112. San Francisco 49ers – Sai’vion Jones/EDGE/Louisiana State 113. Carolina Panthers – Mello Dotson/CB/Kansas 114. Arizona Cardinals – Kyle Williams/WR/Washington State 115. Miami Dolphins – Will Howard/QB/Ohio State 116. Indianapolis Colts – Smael Mondon Jr./LB/Georgia TRADE – Washington Commanders get fourth round pick (#117 overall). Atlanta Falcons get fifth round pick (#148 overall), seventh round pick (#250 overall) and 2026 fifth round pick. 117. Washington Commanders – Jeffrey Bassa/LB/Oregon 118. Cincinnati Bengals – Joshua Gray/OG/Oregon State 119. Tennessee Titans – Bradyn Swinson/EDGE/Louisiana State 120. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson/OT/Florida 121. Denver Broncos – Ty Robinson/DT/Nebraska 122. Pittsburgh Steelers – Riley Leonard/QB/Notre Dame 123. Green Bay Packers – Ty Hamilton/DT/Ohio State 124. Los Angeles Chargers – R.J. Mickens/S/Clemson 125. Jacksonville Jaguars – Miles Frazier/OG/Louisiana State 126. Los Angeles Rams – Elijah Badger/WR/Florida 127. Houston Texans – Dorian Strong/CB/Virginia Tech 128. Baltimore Ravens – Willie Lampkin/OG/North Carolina 129. Arizona Cardinals – Cody Simon/LB/Ohio State 130. Kansas City Chiefs – Barryn Sorrell/EDGE/Texas 131. Buffalo Bills – Jack Kiser/LB/Notre Dame 132. Kansas City Chiefs – Kaleb Johnson/RB/Iowa 133. Detroit Lions – Mitchell Evans/TE/Notre Dame 134. New York Giants – Jordan Phillips/DT/Maryland 135. Miami Dolphins – David Walker/EDGE/Central Arkansas 136. Baltimore Ravens – Tommi Hill/CB/Nebraska 137. Chicago Bears – Dylan Sampson/RB/Tennessee 138. San Francisco 49ers – Jake Briningstool/TE/Clemson 139. San Francisco 49ers – Chase Lundt/OT/Connecticut

Round Three: 65. New York Giants – Ozzy Trapilo/OT/Boston College 66. Kansas City Chiefs – Jonah Savaiinaea/OG/Arizona 67. Cleveland Browns – Wyatt Milum/OT/West Virginia 68. Pittsburgh Steelers – Elic Ayomanor/WR/Stanford 69. New England Patriots – Darien Porter/CB/Iowa State 70. Jacksonville Jaguars – Kevin Winston Jr./S/Penn State 71. Kansas City Chiefs – Jordan Burch/EDGE/Oregon 72. Chicago Bears – Xavier Restrepo/WR/Miami, Fl 73. Las Vegas Raiders – Deone Walker/DT/Kentucky 74. Carolina Panthers – Omarr Norman-Lott/DT/Tennessee 75. San Francisco 49ers – Chris Paul Jr./LB/Mississippi 76. Dallas Cowboys – Charles Grant/OG/William & Mary 77. New England Patriots – Ashton Gillotte/EDGE/Louisville TRADE – Philadephia Eagles get third round pick (#78 overall). Arizona Cardinals get third round pick (#96 overall), fourth round pick (#129 overall) and 2026 fifth round pick. 78. Philadelphia Eagles – Kyle Kennard/EDGE/South Carolina 79. Washington Commanders – Tez Johnson/CB/Oregon 80. Indianapolis Colts – Lathan Ransom/S/Ohio State 81. Cincinnati Bengals – Elijah Arroyo/TE/Miami, Fl 82. Seattle Seahawks – Jalen Milroe/QB/Alabama 83. Pittsburgh Steelers – Anthony Belton/OT/North Carolina State 84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Barrett Carter/LB/Clemson 85. Denver Broncos – Andre Mukuba/S/Texas 86. Los Angeles Chargers – Gunnar Helm/TE/Texas 87. Green Bay Packers – Jared Ivey/EDGE/Mississippi 88. Jacksonville Jaguars – Savion Williams/WR/Texas Christian 89. Houston Texans – Shemar Turner/DT/Texas A&M 90. Los Angeles Rams – Harold Fannin Jr./TE/Bowling Green 91. Baltimore Ravens – Billy Bowman Jr./S/Oklahoma 92. New York Jets – Emery Jones Jr./OT/Louisiana State 93. New Orleans Saints – Jaylin Noel/WR/Iowa State 94. Cleveland Browns – Dillon Gabriel/QB/Oregon 95. Minnesota Vikings – Jacob Parrish/CB/Kansas State 96. Arizona Cardinals – Jalen Rivers/OT/Miami, Fl 97. Minnesota Vikings – Quinshon Judkins/RB/Ohio State 98. Miami Dolphins – Sebastian Castro/S/Iowa 99. Carolina Panthers – Jared Wilson/C/Georgia 100. Atlanta Falcons – Cobee Bryant/CB/Kansas 101. Detroit Lions – Darius Alexander/DT/Toledo

Round Two: 33. Cleveland Browns – Omarion Hampton/RB/North Carolina 34. New York Giants – Donovan Jackson/OG/Ohio State 35. Tennessee Titans – Grey Zabel/OT/North Dakota State 36. New York Giants – Malaki Starks/S/Georgia 37. Pittsburgh Steelers – Jahdae Barron/CB/Texas 38. New England Patriots – Jack Bech/WR/Texas Christian 39. Chicago Bears – Jack Sawyer/EDGE/Ohio State 40. New Orleans Saints – Princely Umanmielen/EDGE/Mississippi TRADE – Seattle Seahawks get second round pick (#41 overall) and sixth round pick (#197 overall). Chicago Bears get second round pick (#50 overall), fourth round pick (#137 overall) and fifth round pick (#173 overall). 41. Seattle Seahawks – Carson Schwesinger/LB/UCLA 42. New York Jets – Nick Emmanwori/S/South Carolina 43. San Francisco 49ers – Tyleik Williams/DT/Ohio State 44. Las Vegas Raiders – Benjamin Morrison/CB/Notre Dame 45. Indianapolis Colts – Tate Ratledge/OG/Georgia 46. Atlanta Falcons – Xavier Watts/S/Notre Dame 47. Arizona Cardinals – T.J. Sanders/DT/South Carolina 48. Miami Dolphins – Demetrius Knight Jr./LB/South Carolina 49. Cincinnati Bengals -Aireontae Ersery/OT/Minnesota 50. Chicago Bears – Marcus Mbow/OG/Purdue 51. Denver Broncos – Mason Taylor/TE/Louisiana State 52. Pittsburgh Steelers – TreVeyon Henderson/RB/Ohio State 53. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – JT Tuimoloau/EDGE/Ohio State 54. Green Bay Packers – Tre Harris/WR/Mississippi 55. Los Angeles Chargers – Alfred Collins/DT/Texas 56. Buffalo Bills – Landon Jackson/EDGE/Arkansas 57. Carolina Panthers – Josaiah Stewart/EDGE/Michigan 58. Houston Texans – Jalen Royals/WR/Utah State 59 Baltimore Ravens – Isaiah Bond/WR/Texas 60. Detroit Lions – Azareye’h Thomas/CB/Florida State 61. Washington Commanders – Cameron Williams/OT/Texas 62. Buffalo Bills – Trey Amos/CB/Mississippi TRADE – New Orleans Saints get second round pick (#63 overall). Kansas City Chiefs get third round pick (#71 overall) and fourth round pick (#130 overall). 63. New Orleans Saints – Maxwell Hairston/CB/Kentucky 64. Philadelphia Eagles – Jayden Higgins/WR/Iowa State

Round One: 1. Tennessee Titans – Cam Ward/QB/Miami, Fl 2. Cleveland Browns – Abdul Carter/EDGE/Penn State TRADE – Jacksonville Jaguars get first round pick (#3 overall) and fifth round pick (#155 overall). New York Giants get first round pick (#5 overall), second round pick (#36 overall), sixth round pick (#196 overall) and 2026 third round pick. 3. Jacksonville Jaguars – Travis Hunter/CB/Colorado 4. New England Patriots – Will Campbell/OT/Louisiana State 5. New York Giants – Shedeur Sanders/QB/Colorado TRADE – Dallas Cowboys get first round pick (#6 overall) and fourth round pick (#107 overall). Las Vegas Raiders get first round pick (#12 overall), second round pick (#44 overall) and fifth round pick (#150 overall). 6. Dallas Cowboys – Ashton Jeanty/RB/Boise State 7. New York Jets – Mason Graham/DT/Michigan TRADE – San Francisco 49ers get first round pick (#8 overall). Carolina Panthers get first round pick (#11 overall) and third round pick (#99 overall). 8. San Francisco 49ers – Will Johnson/CB/Michigan 9. New Orleans Saints – Tyler Warren/TE/ Penn State 10. Chicago Bears – Kelvin Banks Jr./OT/Texas 11. Carolina Panthers – Tetairoa McMillan/WR/Arizona 12. Las Vegas Raiders – Luther Burden III/WR/Missouri 13. Miami Dolphins – Walter Nolan/DT/Mississippi 14. Indianapolis Colts – Colston Loveland/TE/Michigan TRADE – Los Angeles Rams get first round pick (#15 overall). Atlanta Falcons get first round pick (#26 overall), third round pick (#100 overall) and 2026 third round pick. 15. Los Angeles Rams – Josh Simmons/OT/Ohio State 16. Arizona Cardinals – Jalon Walker/EDGE/Georgia 17. Cincinnati Bengals – Mykel Williams/EDGE/Georgia 18. Seattle Seahawks – Armand Membou/OT/Missouri 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Emeka Egbuka/WR/Ohio State 20. Denver Broncos – Matthew Golden/WR/Texas TRADE – Las Vegas Raiders get first round pick (#21 overall). Pittsburgh Steelers get second round pick (#37), third round pick (#68 overall), fifth round pick (#144 overall) and 2026 fifth round pick. 21. Las Vegas Raiders – Jaxson Dart/QB/Mississippi 22. Los Angeles Chargers – James Pearce Jr./EDGE/Tennessee 23. Green Bay Packers -Shavon Revel Jr./CB/East Carolina TRADE – Kansas City Chiefs get first round pick (#24 overall). Minnesota Vikings get first round pick (#31 overall) and third round pick (#95 overall). 24. Kansas City Chiefs – Josh Conerly Jr./OT/Oregon 25. Houston Texans – Tyler Booker/OG/Alabama 26. Atlanta Falcons – Mike Green/EDGE/Marshall 27. Baltimore Ravens – Donovan Ezeiruaku/EDGE/Boston College 28. Detroit Lions – Shemar Stewart/EDGE/Texas A&M 29. Washington Commanders – Nic Scourton/EDGE/Texas A&M 30. Buffalo Bills – Kenneth Grant/DT/Michigan 31. Minnesota Vikings – Derrick Harmon/DT/Oregon 32. Philadelphia Eagles – Jihaad Campbell/LB/Alabama

By fWAR, the 5th best pitcher in MLB last year was Dylan Cease at 4.8 fWAR. If Peralta would do that in 2025 (assuming 4.8 for both fWAR and bWAR), his 3-year total fWAR would be 10.1 and 3-year total bWAR would be 9.4. Average per season would be 3.25 WAR. He would only be under control for 1 more season at 8 million. 3.25 WAR times 8.05 million/WAR = 26.1625 million dollars in value - 8 million salary = 18.1625 million in surplus value. So if Peralta was a top 5 MLB pitcher in 2025, his value following the season would be just slightly less than what it is currently using this surplus value method/calculation.

Looks like a basic surplus value calculation. Over the last 3 years, Peralta has been good for 7.3 fWAR and 5.8 bWAR. Average it all out and Peralta is a 2.2 WAR player per season. He's under team control for 2 years for a total of 16 million dollars. So 2.2 WAR per season times 2 years = 4.4 WAR times 8.05 dollars per WAR = a value of 35.42 million, then subtract the 16 million he will earn and his surplus value is 19.42 million which is almost the same number that you had posted (19.56). Can't argue with the estimate at all. If he stays healthy and throw 360 innings over those two seasons, he'll obviously be worth more. If he has some injury problems and throws 220 innings over those two seasons, he'll obviously be worth less. But the ~19.5 million in surplus value figure seems pretty fair and unbiased when you look at what he's done over the last three seasons.

If the Packers are looking for an immediate possibility at center, Seth McLaughlin is likely out. He tore his Achilles in November and the last thing I heard is the typical 1 year recovery time. Maybe could play at the tail end of 2025, but pretty likely he will miss next season.

The free agent receiver that intrigues me is Darius Slayton. He's been pretty much a 700 yard, 3 TD per season type player but he's been stuck with a junk quarterback since day one. Next year will be his age 28 season. Combine numbers back in the day, 6-1, 190 pounds, 32 3/4 inch arms, 10 inch hands, 4.40 40 time, 40.5 inch vertical, 11'3" broad jump, 4.15 20 yard shuttle, 7.00 3-cone. So he's either a great athlete and a very mediocre football player which is what he's been so far, or a potentially good football player that has been held back by crappy quarterbacking. He wouldn't be a priority, but worth giving some consideration. My top 2 free agent targets would still be CB-Carlton Davis and DT-B.J. Hill. The guy who I'd really like is C-Drew Dalman (this center draft class looks pretty bad), and he'd be the first free agent I would approach, but I think it would take 2 or 3 16-18 million dollar cap hits later in the contract and that is higher than I would go. Davis and Hill should come with reasonable contracts and hopefully would provide good value for the money. I am not nearly as optimistic on the cornerback group minus Alexander and Stokes as some...I think they need to add 2 CBs minimum to the group and getting 1 by free agency seems the way to go. The Packers probably only need to add 1 DT this off-season, and Hill just seems like a solid player who could be had for a reasonable price. Sign him, and I'd cross DT off the list of draft needs.

That's true, the highest the Brewer's payroll has ever been. But right now we are at 108 million heading into 2025 (although I've already said that I do think it will get bumped up via an unanticipated trade), and the opening day payrolls in 2014 and 2015 were 103 and 104 million. I just don't think Brewer fans can be real encouraged when looking at the current state of the payroll and where it's gone the last few years,

There always was that rule about college coaches needing to have a five year contract, as any shorter deal would get used against them in recruiting. Would that even apply anymore since all the minor league players are really just playing on one year deals?

Sorry about the typo, should have been that he whacked another 14 million off going into last year, not this year. As it stands, opening day payroll in 2022 was 131 million, currently stands at approximately 108 million heading into 2025.

Zierlein has posted Jack Nelson's grade. Currently late fifth round that will get pushed down into the 6th once all players are added. Quite insulting that he has Logan Brown graded just a shade higher. So far he has grades up for 229 players. #223 is Graham Mertz. Logan Brown should be right down there with Mertz.

For the record, I think Jerry Jones is a dick and overall he's not great for the Cowboys. But historically, Cowboy fans love him. Even when they are upset when the Cowboy's season is over, they always seem to revert back to "Jones is the best owner" attitude a few weeks later. I don't agree, but I understand it. At least with Jones it's obvious that he is desperate to win. I will give him that. He just has to realize that he and Jr are just not good enough NFL GMs. But as far as pretty much all other sports owners (not every single one of them, but certainly at least 90% of them), their priorities as franchise owners goes something like this- #1 - How much free money can I suck out of taxpayers? #2 - How much more free money can I suck out of taxpayers? #3 - Bow to the networks and do whatever they want because as TV money goes, that's how our business goes. #4 - Don't do anything to tarnish my image, as getting in hot water with the other owners could get me kicked out of the cash cow club. #5 - What was my profit margin this year? #6 - Circle back one more time just to make sure I've gotten every last free penny I can via government handout. #7 - I think I want to try and put a championship caliber team on the field this year.

Yeah, like after the 2022 season when Nightengale reported the Brewers were going to cut the opening day payroll. Just about everyone on this very board went nuts saying Nightengale had no credibility. And yep, Attanasio whacked about 13 million off the opening day payroll (and currently has whacked another 14 million off this year...although my gut feeling is they will be adding some payroll before the season via trade). Unreliable Bob Nightengale seems to have some credibility when it comes to the Brewer's payroll.

I've been doing quick and dirty mocks using an online draft simulator (where I pick for all teams, not just Green Bay) and really haven't found many good trade up/trade down scenarios with the way the board sits. There appear to be so many quality CB and DL options in the late first round that there doesn't seem to be any point in trading up. Maybe if CB-Will Johnson slips to #13, I think he would be worth moving up to get, but I don't see him getting past San Francisco at #11. As far as other teams coveting #23. I think the upper tier of WRs are gone in the top 20 (that includes Egbuka and Golden). Again, there are just so much DL and CB talent...not really worth it for another team to trade up to #23. Probably the best scenario is if the offensive tackles, Campbell, Banks, Simmons and Membou all go in the top 20...pretty decent chance that happens...that maybe the Chiefs feel they need to go OT first and deal up to pick Conerly. The dream scenario is that the Raiders or Jets get all QB stupid and decide to trade the house to move up and pick Dart because I think those team miss out on Ward and Sanders. But if that happens, I'd guess the trade partner would be Pittsburgh at #21.

Zierlein has added Huber and Wohler to his rating list. Nelson still not given a grade. Huber, surprisingly, currently sits in the late round four area, but likely gets knocked down to round five when other players are added. Wohler is likely round seven after all players are added. Nelson is a combine invite, so he should be given a grade in the near future.

Is it Mark's job to win a World Series? Frankly, he sounds like a guy who is pretty happy to have just gotten another free 440 million of taxpayer money (maybe 500 million as the details are still a bit murky on where the last 60 million is coming from), and is now content to "provide entertainment" instead of "winning." Really an insult to taxpayers who have been told for decades that costly stadium upgrades are necessary to stay competitive, and then after getting a boatload of free money to question whether his goal is to win a World Series or simply to provide entertainment for families.