JDHayes'S MOCK DRAFT
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JDHayes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

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  • JDHayes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (GB)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (GB)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (GB)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Vinny Anthony II Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Vinny Anthony II
WR Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Larceny in slot 89 lands the Packers a B, Lew and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Connor Lew had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Taylor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II slipping to No. 59 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
A reach for Chris McClellan in the 120th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Joe Royer
A slide stopped in pick No. 130, with Joe Royer worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jude Bowry
They let Jude Bowry come to them and pounced at the 158th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A tidy bit of business in slot 165, where Demond Claiborne graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at pick 199 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick236 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They barely believed it either: Thaddeus Dixon still on the board at Round 7, Pick 20. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fa'alili Fa'amoe. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
The board had cheaper options than Logan Taylor at the 254th pick, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in Round 7, Pick 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Vinny Anthony II
Nothing to complain about; Vinny Anthony II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.