cdgolden01'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • cdgolden01 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (GB)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (GB)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (GB)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (GB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (GB)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaire Alexander
CB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Packers lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 132 regardless, 53 picks early. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

The Kiser pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in No. 54; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Nohl Williams
A wild overpay on Nohl Williams in slot 87, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
No drama and no debate, Anthony Belton went about where he belonged in pick No. 109. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dont'e Thornton Jr.. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West in pick No. 159 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They went early on Ajani Cornelius in Round 5, Pick 31, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser is a better player than the 198th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick237 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hunter Wohler well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick250 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
They reached into another round for Donovan Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.