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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (GB)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The war room fell hard for Hayden Hatten, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 55 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper DeJean at Round 1, Pick 25. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick41 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They took Bralen Trice at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick57 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
They liked Mekhi Wingo enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 57. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 90th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 91 on Javon Solomon with tight end unsolved.
Pick125 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in the 125th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 135 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth in the 140th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick203 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
No edge and no loss on Sam Hartman in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in slot 217 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in pick 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A big swing on Hayden Hatten at the 246th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.