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2025_02_05_2
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emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THEPackers
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Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesC
FutureB-
The Packers robbed the room for Higgins. Final grade: B. You could see the war room lean forward. Jay Higgins at No. 254 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Ezeiruaku reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Mike Green
In slot 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54
Rnd2
Donovan Ezeiruaku
They paid up for Donovan Ezeiruaku at No. 54 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89
Rnd3
Denzel Burke
Nothing to complain about; Denzel Burke went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick122
Rnd4
Donovan Jackson
They will replay Donovan Jackson at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick158
Rnd5
Jack Bech
Steal is underselling it; Jack Bech at pick 158 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165
Rnd5
Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick196
Rnd6
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at Round 6, Pick 21 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237
Rnd7
Cody Simon
A linebacker of that caliber at the 237th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick250
Rnd7
Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at slot 250 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251
Rnd7
Jonas Sanker
Somehow Jonas Sanker was still sitting there in the 251st pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick254
Rnd7
Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 254th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.













