The easiest way to explain a draft pick to fans is to compare a player to a curent NFL player.  I've been doing this for the last two years on PackersTalk.com (you can view 2014 here, 2015 here, and 2016 here).  They're never perfect and almost by rule, they're quite optimistic.  The reality is that all ten of the players that Ted Thompson selected aren't necessarily going to be stars, starters, or even role players.  

These comparisons are more about the things that these players excel and struggle with than it is a true projection of their NFL "ceiling".  As you can see in the previous two years' comparisons, sometimes these comps work out (HHCD, Linsley), sometimes they do not (Thornton, C. Bradford).

Round 2- Kevin King: Richard Sherman, CB, Seattle Seahawks

Just because it's obvious doesn't make it wrong.  Sherman epitomizes a single-high corner.  He takes away his third of the field largely because of his inability to get beat deep.  They're both too tall (6'3").  Sherman is a much better player right now.  With that said, King is a much better athlete.  Even if he never gets to Sherman's level of skill (and he likely never will), his unreal athleticism could still make him a true number one corner.  No one played more "2-man" than the Packers last year.  King can help change that.

Round 2- Josh Jones: Mike Mitchell, S, Pittsburgh Steelers

Mitchell is another safety that might have been considered "overdrafted" because of height, weight and speed.  Mitchell ended up being a fine player, though never a superstar.  After a brief career in Carolina, Mitchell has found a full time gig in Pittsburgh as a safety in their 3-4 scheme.  As Capers' scheme becomes more diverse, I would imagine that Green Bay would prefer to use Jones in more diverse ways than Mitchell has been used in his career.  That said, both are super-aggressive athletes.  

Round 3- Montravius Adams: Jurrell Casey, DL, Tennessee Titans

Adams shares athletic testing numbers with Khryi Thornton and Justin Harrell, which of course terrifies Packers fans.  I see a player who is a good deal better than that, and will have no quarter when it comes to effort sharing a position room with Mike Daniels.  Casey is absolutely a best case scenario for Adams' career but what they share is positional versatility.  Both men are long enough to play all along the line and neither is strictly a run defender or a pass rusher.  If Adams plays like he did against Alabama, he'll complete Green Bay's defensive line rotation, no question.

Round 4- Vince Biegel: Clay Matthews, OLB Green Bay Packers

I don't think there's an easier comparison of any pick in this class.  From Justis Mosqueda: overlooked in a big time linebacker unit? Check.  Quietly elite athlete? Check.  Comes from a football family? Check.  His knock is "production"?  Check.  Wore #47 for a big time college football program?  Well that's my check.  The style of play is scarily similar.  Matthews and Biegel could become interchangeable, relentless pieces.  

Round 4- Jamaal Williams: Frank Gore, RB Indianapolis Colts

Neither Williams or Gore are elite athletes, but both succeed in the run game.  Neither player, especially in Gore's prime, goes down on contact or really goes down on any arm tackle.  Gore wasn't picked in the first two rounds, either, but has found a way to still be gaining NFL yards at age 33.  Williams may never be a home run hitter, but as Mike Renner from Pro Football Focus told me, he's going to create a lot of 2nd and 6s. 

Round 5- DeAngelo Yancey: James Jones, WR Retired

The second I turned on the tape for Yancey, I saw James Jones.  Yancey is thick for a receiver, the same way that Jones is.  They're both great after the catch and secure the ball with their hands.  Neither player is a body catcher.  That said, Jones struggled with drops early in his career, and it's possible Yancey will as well.  Their actual athletic testing numbers are frighteningly close.

Round 5- Aaron Jones: Warrick Dunn, RB Retired

Nothing would make the Packers happier than if Aaron Jones became the Warrick Dunn to Jamaal Williams' Mike Alstott.  Dunn was also diminutive and developed into an excellent pass receiving back.  The obvious differnece is that Jones went to UTEP and Dunn played at Florida State during a time that they were very, very good.  Jones provides a different style certainly than any back on the Packers roster, and therefore may just earn himself a roster spot.  After the releases of Don Jackson and Christine Michael it appears that's where Jones is headed.

Round 6- Kofi Amichia: Brandon Brooks, G Philadelphia Eagles

Brooks was another small school player who tested very well and played some tackle.  They're both shorter than 6'6" and project to guard in the pros.  Brooks is a very good guard in the pros.  Both of these players, despite being enormous human beings, ran sub- 5.00 second 40 yard dashes.  Brooks was a successful developmental player, something Green Bay hopes either Kofi or last year's 6th round pick Kyle Murphy will be.

Round 7- Devante Mays: Eddie Lacy, RB Seattle Seahawks

Mays and Lacy share a similar running style.  They also share 5'11" 235 pound frames.  Lacy obviously went to a higher profie university, and was drafted much, much higher.  The Packers now have two power backs in Mays and Williams, a do-it-all back in Montgomery and a scat back in Jones.  Mays might have to briefly earn his keep on the practice squad or on special teams if he can't jump Jones or Williams during camp.

Round 7- Malachi Dupre: Laquon Treadwell, WR Minnesota Vikings

I see a lot of the same strengths in Dupre and Treadwell.  I see a lot of the same weaknesses as well.  Neither guy really ever seems to be open, but it never really seems to be a problem (in college, a lot of things were a problem for Treadwell in Minnesota and his one catch for fifteen yards).  They both win contested catches all the time.  Treadwell played with a much better quarterback in Swag Kelly than Dupre ever did.  Two things make Dupre a better investment than Treadwell.  First Dupre was taken about 200 picks later than Treadwell was.  Also, Dupre ran a 4.52, not a 4.65, so there's chance he can be taught to separate.