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  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Johnson should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B-.

Somebody in pick 245 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Cornelius Johnson, the No. 188 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Bortolini pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Nubin. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick58 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They took Christian Haynes at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Max Melton
The board had Max Melton higher than pick 88, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They will replay Braelon Allen at pick No. 126 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in the 169th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They paid sticker price for Joe Milton III in No. 202, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 219 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at Round 7, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.