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Draft Selections
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (GB)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (GB)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (GB)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.

The Packers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 240 on Drake Nugent a full 75 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pearsall.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Javon Bullard
In No. 20 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
No drama and no debate, Troy Fautanu went about where he belonged in slot 40. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
The board had cheaper options than Jermaine Burton at pick No. 51, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 3, Pick 19 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marist Liufau. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick 88 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Value with a capital V on Cam Hart in the 119th overall pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jonah Monheim
They paid up for Jonah Monheim at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They went early on Miles Frazier in the 197th pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
Nice patience on Ricky Pearsall, who had no business lasting to No. 217. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in pick 219, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick240 Rnd7 Drake Nugent
Value said wait; Drake Nugent in Round 7, Pick 20 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.