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2024_04_19_13

  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Packers let Rouse fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Walter Rouse slide 23 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The wide receiver 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.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the 58th pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Fair-plus on Jaden Hicks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at Round 4, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube slipping to the 169th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 202 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
The board had cheaper options than Trevin Wallace at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
They paid a round early for Trey Taylor in pick No. 245, more than the board wanted. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
No edge and no loss on Sam Hartman in the 255th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.