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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (GB)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 82: the Packers steal Fautanu and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Troy Fautanu, the No. 42 name on the board, stolen at pick 82.

They will need Hartman to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 11 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Troy Franklin. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 43rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
The board fumbled Jeremiah Trotter Jr. all the way to Round 3, Pick 11, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick82 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
They will replay Troy Fautanu at pick 82 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
No drama and no debate, Tate Ratledge went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 135 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ricky White
Ricky White is a better player than No. 189 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd6 Nelson Ceaser
A straight-up fair deal on Nelson Ceaser at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
They took Isaiah Williams at par in No. 219, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They talked themselves into Sam Hartman at Round 7, Pick 12, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.