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  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (GB)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (GB)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (PHI)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dontayvion Wicks
WR
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The Packers land in the muddy middle: C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Packers spent the Round 5 slot on Patrick Payton, a name the board had a full 80 spots lower.

Landing Miller that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

If Eli Stowers and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eli Stowers. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller in pick No. 84 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Julian Neal
They took Julian Neal at par in No. 120, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen in the 153rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in pick 160 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at slot 178 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Value with a capital V on Ephesians Prysock in slot 201, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick236 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They reached into another round for Diego Pavia, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Somehow Zavion Thomas was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A need, and now a little less of one.