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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Walter Rouse; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 31 spots ahead at No. 217. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

It is not that Eichenberg is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They banked enough surplus on Trice to cover a lot of smaller sins. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in the 41st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at slot 57, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Christian Haynes at the Round 3 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Fair-plus on Marist Liufau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A want over a need in the 125th pick: Tommy Eichenberg adds a linebacker while quarterback and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at Round 4, Pick 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at pick 217 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick No. 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in No. 246 is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.