Official Day 2 (Rounds 2&3) Of The 2018 NFL Draft Thread

[Joemailman]

Best Players Available:

Connor Williams - OT - Texas
James Daniels - C - Iowa
Derrius Guice - RB - LSU
Harold Landry - OLB - Boston College
Maurice Hurst - DT - Michigan
Josh Jackson - CB - Iowa
Will Hernandez - G - UTEP
Christian Kirk - WR - Texas A&M
Courtland Sutton - WR - SMU
Lorenzo Carter - OLB - Georgia
Carlton Davis - CB - Auburn
Isaiah Oliver - CB - Colorado
Sam Hubbard - DE - Ohio St.
Ronald Jones - RB - USC
Ronnie Harrison - S - Alabama
Harrison Phillips - DT - Stanford
Mike Gesicki - TE - Penn St.
Nick Chubb - RB - Georgia
Arden Key - DE - LSU
Tyrell Crosby - OT - Oregon

[smuggler]

Anyone know the the reason why Landry hasn't been drafted yet?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Unfortunately, I had a last minute work trip to take this week and never got around to posting my rankings. My general thoughts before round two.

QB I'm not sure they'll take one, but Logan Woodside is my late round sleeper guy and fits what the Packers like in a QB.
RB Josh Adams and Jaylen Samuels are a couple of mid round guys that I like.
WR My final rankings: 1) D.J. Moore, 2) Calvin Ridley, 3) Courtland Sutton, 4) Michael Gallup. Tre'Quan Smith and DaeSean Hamilton fit what the Packers like. Justin Watson and Cedrick Wilson are a couple of sleepers that I like.
TE My final rankings: 1) Dallas Goedert, 2) Hayden Hurst, 3) Mike Gesicki, 4) Mark Andrews, 5) Ian Thomas, 6) Chris Herndon, 7) Troy Fumagalli, 8) Tyler Conklin. Jordan Akins is a sleeper that I like.
OT If Connor Williams drops, he's an intriguing possibility because he has versatility. Brian O'Neill is a bit like Jason Spriggs to me. I don't know if that now makes him more or less a possibility for the Packers. The Packers like athletic OL, so some possibilities are Geron Christian, Joseph Noteboom, Greg Senat, and Brett Toth (late round flier on a guy who might not play for a couple of years because of his Army committments).
OG I really liked: 1) Quenton Nelson, 2) Isaiah Wynn, 3) Will Hernandez, 4) Austin Corbett, 5) Branden Smith. After that, it's kind of a crapshoot.
OC Good crop. Billy Price was my #1 before his injury, but had dropped below James Daniels on my board. I also liked Frank Ragnow and to a lesser extent Martinas Rankin, Scott Quessenberry, and Mason Cole.
DT I like the North Carolina State DTs. Other than that, not a lot of guys stood out. Da'Ron Payne had jumped Vita Vea on my board. The more I watched Payne, the more I loved.
3-4 DE Nathan Shepherd is probably the best 3-4 DE possibility available now. Bilal Nichols is a sleeper.
3-4 OLB I could see the Packers taking Harold Landry, Lorenzo Carter, or Kemeko Turay in round 2. Not a big fan of Arden Key. Josh Sweat has made it known he wants to play 4-3 DE and he has the medical issues. Some people disagree, but I like the potential of Uchenna Nwosu. Dorance Armstrong and Kyle Fitts are intriguing midround possibilities.
WLB I'm big on Darius Leonard. Oren Burks is athletic, but the guy can't tackle. Because of my work committments, I never got to the likes of Josey Jewell and Jerome Baker this week.
SLB In the end I was on the Leighton Vander Esch bandwagon. Some have compared him to Shea McClellin, but he's a much better athlete (more like Brian Urlacher than McClellin). There's a big dropoff at SLB after Vander Esch. Genard Avery is the one that stood out the most to me.
CB My final rankings: 1) Denzel Ward, 2) Jaire Alexander, 3) Isaiah Oliver, 4) Josh Jackson, 5) Mike Hughes. Early in the process I felt like Gutey might stick with Thompson's height requirement at CB, but I had a feeling late that it wouldn't be the case, and I'm actually glad to see it. Guys I like respective to their rankings are Duke Dawson, Carlton Davis, Nick Nelson, Holton Hill, Brandon Facyson, Michael Joseph.
S Earlier in the week, I had posted that I liked Terrell Edmunds as a sleeper at S because he was projected to go in rounds 3-4. He went in the first round. I like Justin Reid and Jessie Bates. I think Ronnie Harrison is a bit overrated. Safety is another position I didn't finish evaluating because of work committments.

If I had to rank my best available for the Packers now:

OLB Harold Landry, Boston College
OLB Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
OT/OG Connor Williams, Texas
OG Will Hernandez, UTEP
TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
OG Austin Corbett, Nevada
WR Courtland Sutton, SMU
OLB Kemoko Turay, Rutgers
OG Braden Smith, Auburn
WR Michael Gallup, Colorado State
CB Josh Jackson, Iowa
TE Mike Gesicki, Penn State
RB Derrius Guice, LSU
OLB Uchenna Nwosu, USC
S Justin Reid, Stanford
S Jessie Bates, Wake Forest
RB Nick Chubb, Georgia
ILB Darius Leonard, South Carolina State

[mraynrand]

Anyone know the the reason why Landry hasn't been drafted yet?

I’ve seen a few people say his pass rush is limited. He’s a shoulder dip upfield guy and not much else. I’ve only seen a few highlights so dunno if that’s true.

[Deputy Nutz]

I am not a big fan of Landry and didn't think he was a first round pick. Apparently NFL GMs felt similar. He might be a value pick in the second round for a team.

Packers still have picks to move up in the second round and there are quite a few guys that would be worth it.

This is a list of talent I think is worth moving up for. Sure there are two corners on this list but the Packers secondary could use another top end corner from this draft so they don't have to rely on Williams and House.
Lorenzo Carter OLB Georgia
Isaiah Oliver CB Colorado
Connor Williams OT Texas
Courtland Sutton WR SMU
Josh Jackson CB Iowa
James Daniels OCOG Iowa


Talent that they can sit and wait for or, or trade back
Maurice Hurst DT Michigan
Carlton Davis Auburn
Justin Reid S Stanford
DJ Chark WR LSU
Harrison Phillips DT Stanford
Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M
Sam Hubbard Edge Ohio St
Anthony Miller WR Memphis
Austin Corbett OG Nevada
James Washington WR Oklahoma St
Orlando Brown OT Oklahoma
Tyrell Crosby OL Oregon

3rd Round selections
Duke Dawson CB Florida
Martinas Rankin OCOG Mississippi St
Derrick Nnadi DT FSU
DaShawn Hand DT Alabama
Michael Gallup WR Colorado St
Equanimous St. Brown WR Notre Dame
Anthony Averrett CB Alabama
Jamarco Jones OT Ohio St.
Nathan Shepard DT Fort Hayes St.
Holton Hill CB Texas
Chuks Okafor OL Western Michigan

[Teamcheez1]

I’ve seen a few people say his pass rush is limited. He’s a shoulder dip upfield guy and not much else. I’ve only seen a few highlights so dunno if that’s true.

We don't need the second coming of Jamal Reynolds.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I missed Oliver on my list. He's ahead of Jackson on my CB board.

[Deputy Nutz]

I missed Will Hernandez. He is worth trading up for.

[bobblehead]

If there is one guy I would like to target its Conor Williams. He is a beast with a mostly NFL toolbox at OT. If I had faith in Bulaga I wouldn't say T is a need, but....

[Maxie the Taxi]

I'm still hoping they draft a WR who lives downfield and a D-Lineman who lives in the opponent's backfield. Courtland Sutton? Nathan Shepherd? Anthony Miller? Rasheem Green? Bueller? Anyone?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

I missed Will Hernandez. He is worth trading up for.

I don't give a fuck if Orlando Pace is in his prime and sitting there, no fat guy is worth trading up for.

A team could sign Peter Griffin off the streets of Baltimore, and he would make a decent LT with some decent coaching. Defensively, the fat guys on that side only do one that well, and that's eat blocks. Any fat guy can eat blocks.

For the love of Green and Gold, Gute better not draft a fat guy til the 5th round.

[mraynrand]

I don't give a fuck if Orlando Pace is in his prime and sitting there, no fat guy is worth trading up for.

A team could sign Peter Griffin off the streets of Baltimore, and he would make a decent LT with some decent coaching. Defensively, the fat guys on that side only do one that well, and that's eat blocks. Any fat guy can eat blocks.

For the love of Green and Gold, Gute better not draft a fat guy til the 5th round.

This is one of your worst takes ever.

[mraynrand]

If there is one guy I would like to target its Conor Williams. He is a beast with a mostly NFL toolbox at OT. If I had faith in Bulaga I wouldn't say T is a need, but....

Packers might have to roll the dice at RT. They have money invested in Bulaga and two other picks. But if they do draft a RT in the second, that tells you everything.

[Deputy Nutz]

Yes it tells me they can cut Bulaga's injured ass and either start the rookie or hope one of the IR guys can handle the position

[call_me_ishmael]

I would be happy with 2 of these 5. I would love to see Goot Goot make it happen.

Lorenzo Carter - OLB - Georgia
Connor Williams - OT - Texas
Harold Landry - OLB - Boston College
Isaiah Oliver - CB - Colorado
Mike Gesicki - TE - Penn St.