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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (GB)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (GB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (GB)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CIN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Amare Barno
EDGE
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Packers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 237th pick on Drake Nugent a full 78 spots early.

However the rest shakes out, Noel at that price is a win they earned. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka is a better player than the 40th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They did well to land Cooper DeJean in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the 83rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
The board had cheaper options than Tate Ratledge at slot 101, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
A wild overpay on Payton Wilson in pick 119, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Travis at Round 4, Pick 35 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the 138th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick197 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Moose Muhammad III at slot 197 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They left a pile of value on the table to take Matthew Jones this early at the 219th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Drake Nugent
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Drake Nugent well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in pick No. 240 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at the 254th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.