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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Packers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Flournoy pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Hopper pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 25 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They went early on Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st pick, and the value did not follow. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They paid sticker price for Braden Fiske in the 58th overall pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at No. 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
By-the-book stuff, Christian Mahogany at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at pick No. 126 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid up for Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 169 when waiting would have done the job. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick202 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones at Round 6, Pick 27 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ryan Flournoy at pick 219. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in Round 7, Pick 25 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A reasonable price with a little left over, LaDarius Henderson in No. 255. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.