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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Sam Hartman, 28 picks early at the Round 7 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at the 25th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at No. 41, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Max Melton
Max Melton at the 58th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in pick 88 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick91 Rnd3 Audric Estime
A premium they did not need to pay, Audric Estime a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at slot 125 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in the 168th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They paid a round early for Tanor Bortolini in pick No. 201, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in pick 219 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick255 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at No. 255 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.