Since the draft is starting a few hours, I thought I'd do something I've never done before and share more detail on what I think would be a pleasing draft. I've organized it by place where I think the Packers should be willing to draft a player. I don't profess to be comprehensive, or even superficial, in my understanding, so I'm not going to try to rank five hundred prospects. I've noted my preferred choices (only change here is McClellin to Kendricks), but the rest are not ranked within that round.

I've used color to denote the player as the top player at that position the Packers should consider (assuming no trade up in round 1). (Not the same as top player at the position overall, of course.)

I know a lot of these are expected to go higher, some of them a lot higher, but this is my "no reaching" list. Strictly by my arbitrary assessment of "round value for the Packers in particular"

Here goes....

Players worth considering a trade up in round 1 if they "fall" to somewhere between 15-25 (depending on person):
Kuechley, ILB, Boston College
Cox, DT, Mississippi State
Coples, DE, North Carolina
DeCastro, OG, Stanford
Gilmore, CB, South Carolina
Ingram, OLB, South Carolina
Brockers, DT/DE, LSU
Poe, DT, Memphis

Pick #28: No one not on the above list.

Early 2nd (by trade of #28):
Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California MY PICK
Upshaw, OLB Alabama
Barron, SS, Alabama
Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

Branch, DE, Clemson
Martin, OT, Stanford
C. Jones, DE, Syracuse MY SECOND CHOICE

Late 2nd (current pick):
Reyes, DT, Connecticut
Perry, DE, Southern California
D. Martin, RB, Boise State
Ta'amu, DT, Washington
R. Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma MY PICK
M. Martin, FS, Oklahoma State MY SECOND CHOICE
Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State
Curry, DE, Marshall
Konz, C. Wisconsin
J. Robinson, CB, UCF

3rd
S. McClellin, OLB, Boise State
H. Smith, SS, Notre Dame
Massie, OT, Mississippi
Worthy, DT, Michigan State
Iloka, FS, Boise State
Glenn, OT, Georgia
Hightower, ILB, Alabama
Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin
J. Norman, CB, Coastal Carolina MY SECOND CHOICE
Randall, DT, Texas MY PICK

4th
Tyrone Crawford, DE, Boise State MY PICK.
Massaquoi, OLB, Troy
McCants, OT, UAB
Potter, OT, Boise State MY PICK
Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati MY SIXTH CHOICE
Kelemete, OG, Washington MY PICK
Crick, DE, Nebraska
B. Irvin, OLB, West Virginia
T. Johnson, CB, Montana
B. Hardin, FS, Oregon State
J. Bethel, FS, Presbyterian MY FIFTH CHOICE

5th
Bergstrom, OT, Utah
Kaddu, Oregon, OLB.
Quick, WR, Appalachian State MY FOURTH CHOICE
Fangupo, DT, Brigham Young MY THIRD CHOICE
Thorpe, FS, Auburn MY PICK
B. Jones, C, Georgia
Minnifield, CB, Virginia
Judie, CB, Texas A&M
Saulsberry, C, Mississippi State MY PICK (compensation for trade out of round 1)
A. Hicks, DT, Regina
T. Compton, OT, South Dakota

6th
J. Jenkins, CB, Northern Alabama MY SECOND CHOICE
A. Hamilton, DE/OLB, Prairie View A&M MY PICK
Prater, CB, Iowa
Winn, DE, Boise State
E. Acho, OLB, Texas
Sensabaugh, CB, Clemson

7th
Anunoby, DT, Morehouse
D. Harrison, DT, William Penn MY ALTERNATIVE NON-QUARTERBACK
Abreu, DE, Rutgers
B. Rainey, RB, Western Kentucky MY PICK
A. Davis, QB, Southern Mississippi MY PICK
K. Moore, QB, Boise State MY ALTERNATIVE QUARTERBACK
R. Wilson, QB, Wisconsin
D. Carrier, TE, Beloit
Adcock, OT, Oklahoma State
Mike Ryan, OT, Connecticut MY PICK
Corp, QB, Richmond
Vlachos, C, Alabama
VanDerMeulen, OG, Toledo
Marrow, CB/S, Toledo MY PICK
Kitchen, DT, Kent State

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I am not a Chandler Jones fan, especially with our first pick... but, that is just me. Who knows? From what I've read he gets pushed around too much. Kendricks would be OK if they were looking to replace either of Hawk or Bishop. He's a tad short at 6-0.

I like Moore in the 7th, but wonder if he'll be there in the 7th. I really like Wolfe out of Cincinnati at DE/DT.

I think D.J. Smith replaces A.J. Hawk within a season or two.

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late 2nd nbd

Nbd??

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Well, I'm 0-2 and the second round hasn't started yet. [roflmao]

1/early 2: FAIL.
extra 5: FAIL

late 2, 3, etc.: ???

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well, I'm now 0-6.

I'm still 'mathematically' alive for some 4th rounders, but it's likely I'm going to be 0-8 going into the 6th round.

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I still love ya buddy! Hang in there little buckeroo.

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Yeah, right.

Heck, you know there's something wrong. I like the Vikings draft. And I like the CB the Vikings drafted three picks later better than the one the packers drafted.

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Mr. Hayward has swag, very essential quality for a DB. Watch his highlight reel.

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