GSD3'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • GSD3 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (IND)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Players traded away
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Christian Watson
WR
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David Bakhtiari
OT
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Royce Newman
OG
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Packers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The tape said wait; the Packers did not. Zion Logue went at Round 7, Pick 31, a good 39 picks before the board was ready. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Packers indulged a want in Gray while a need in edge rusher, quarterback and other spots stayed open. On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
No drama and no debate, Cooper DeJean went about where he belonged in pick No. 15. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 28 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Wright in No. 72; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cole Bishop in slot 88, miles early. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Cedric Gray adds a linebacker while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick127 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at Round 4, Pick 27 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jarrian Jones in slot 168, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
They let Elijah Jones come to them and pounced at pick No. 204. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
A wild overpay on Matthew Jones in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in the 243rd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zion Logue well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.