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2025_03_18_4
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emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THEPackers
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
D+
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
Rourke should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a D+. The Packers went off the board in a big way for Fadil Diggs, 69 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.
The Rourke pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The veteran additions, Khalil Shakir chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Armand Membou
In pick No. 23 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick54
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
Nothing to complain about; Aireontae Ersery went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87
Rnd3
Darien Porter
Darien Porter slid further than he should have, and the 87th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124
Rnd4
Elijah Roberts
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Elijah Roberts well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126
Rnd4
Darius Alexander
By-the-book stuff, Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142
Rnd5
Tory Horton
They will replay Tory Horton at pick No. 142 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159
Rnd5
Fadil Diggs
Value said wait; Fadil Diggs in slot 159 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161
Rnd5
Logan Brown
Logan Brown in the 161st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164
Rnd5
Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick 164 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165
Rnd5
Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in the 165th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168
Rnd5
Nohl Williams
A conviction pick on Nohl Williams at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169
Rnd5
CJ West
CJ West in No. 169 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170
Rnd5
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in Round 5, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick173
Rnd5
Jonah Monheim
Nice patience on Jonah Monheim, who had no business lasting to pick 173. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick177
Rnd6
Teddye Buchanan
They reached into another round for Teddye Buchanan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick194
Rnd6
Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198
Rnd6
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Circle this one: Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 198 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206
Rnd6
Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in pick No. 206 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237
Rnd7
Jonas Sanker
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jonas Sanker in the 237th overall pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick250
Rnd7
Brady Cook
A wild overpay on Brady Cook in slot 250, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253
Rnd7
Nick Martin
They paid a round early for Nick Martin in No. 253, more than the board wanted. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick256
Rnd7
Joshua Simon
They talked themselves into Joshua Simon at slot 256, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.


























