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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 168: the Packers steal Foster and grade out a B-.

When a board-topper like Javon Foster slides to pick No. 168, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will need Wright to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

It is not that Wilson is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 26 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They liked Edgerrin Cooper enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 41. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Payton Wilson, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick88 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 88th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 89 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at the 91st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylen Wright. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Javon Foster
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Javon Foster in Round 5, Pick 32, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 28 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee at slot 216 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick243 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A conviction pick on Matthew Jones at No. 243 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
No drama and no debate, David Ugwoegbu went about where he belonged in pick 251. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.