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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (GB)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (TB)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Packers let Smith-Wade fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Chau Smith-Wade sat on the board until the 203rd pick, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Every board in the league had Thomas lower, and that gap is the story. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 27 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse at the 41st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They barely believed it either: Kamren Kinchens still on the board at pick 57. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 88th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They did well to land Marist Liufau in slot 91, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick125 Rnd4 DJ James
They let DJ James come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 26 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent No. 133 on Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Cole Bishop in pick 135 leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick140 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer in pick No. 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
They robbed the room for Chau Smith-Wade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Taking Frank Gore Jr. in the 204th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd6 Michael Wiley
A running back of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They will replay Josh Proctor at the 219th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick246 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They paid a round early for Xavier Thomas in slot 246, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.