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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Jackson Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Jackson Mitchell
LB Connecticut
Jordan Strachan Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Strachan
OLB-EDGE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.

The Jordan Strachan pick is the one that will follow the Packers into the fall. They took him 90 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback, wide receiver and other spots went begging.

Getting Shipley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 25th pick they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick No. 41 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Renardo Green
A wild overpay on Renardo Green in the 58th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jarrian Jones
They reached a country mile for Jarrian Jones at No. 88, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Dadrion Taylor-Demerson while clear needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Will Shipley
A running back of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at pick No. 169 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at slot 202 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Owens in pick 219, miles early. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jackson Mitchell
Value said wait; Jackson Mitchell in Round 7, Pick 25 says they were not listening. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jordan Strachan
A big swing on Jordan Strachan at No. 255, well ahead of any board in the building. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.