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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took John Emery Jr. at slot 219 regardless, 124 picks early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

On value alone, Barrett makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 25 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach for Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 2, Pick 9; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 57th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malachi Corley at No. 88 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick91 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in the 125th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick135 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
They paid sticker price for Malik Mustapha in slot 135, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick203 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 203rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Demani Richardson in the 217th pick, miles early. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd6 John Emery Jr.
They talked themselves into John Emery Jr. at No. 219, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They jumped the gun on Walter Rouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.