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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Mason Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Mason Fairchild
TE Kansas
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Mason Fairchild at Round 7, Pick 25 is 95 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots went begging. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
Fair-plus on Troy Fautanu, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in No. 58 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 3 slot leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick91 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 91st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac Guerendo at pick 126, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in the 169th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
No drama and no debate, Jaylan Ford went about where he belonged in slot 202. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick219 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Matthew Jones in pick No. 219, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Mason Fairchild
Mason Fairchild at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick255 Rnd7 Charles Turner III
They reached into another round for Charles Turner III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.