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  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (GB)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (GB)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PHI)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Packers did exactly that with CJ West in the Round 5 slot.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Brown.

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

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 54th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick 128 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown is a better player than slot 159 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 CJ West
A big swing on CJ West at pick No. 161, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They did well to land Carson Vinson in slot 237, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They jumped the gun on Teddye Buchanan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.