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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Brennan Armstrong at the 251st overall pick is 34 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Clark at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 41 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick57 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Audric Estime
They paid sticker price for Audric Estime in No. 91, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd in slot 126 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They jumped the gun on Curtis Jacobs, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They paid a round early for Gabe Hall in Round 6, Pick 28, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Nice patience on De'Corian Clark, who had no business lasting to slot 216. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Taylor at the 243rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick251 Rnd7 Brennan Armstrong
Value said wait; Brennan Armstrong in the 251st pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.