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CJ Carr Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (GB)
CJ Carr
QB Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (GB)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (GB)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Wyatt Young Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Wyatt Young
WR Oklahoma State
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (GB)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (GB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
John Nestor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (GB)
John Nestor
CB Minnesota
Zach Lutmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (GB)
Zach Lutmer
S Iowa
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (GB)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (GB)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (GB)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (GB)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Griffin Wilde Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Griffin Wilde
WR Northwestern
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Decker DeGraaf Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (GB)
Decker DeGraaf
TE Washington
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (GB)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
CJ Carr Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYJ)
CJ Carr
QB Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (MIA)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
John Nestor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
John Nestor
CB Minnesota
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LV)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Jackson Bennee
CB Utah
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (TB)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Players Gained
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Ethan Bonner
CB
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Breece Hall
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Love
QB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall D-
ValueC NeedC TradesF FutureA+
The Packers found their guy under center in Carr: D-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Packers spent the 215th overall pick on Decker DeGraaf, a name the board had a full 193 spots lower. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pieper.

So much rides on CJ Carr that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Packers indulged a want in Carr while a need in edge rusher stayed open.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 CJ Carr
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take CJ Carr, a quarterback that was not the priority.
Pick35 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington is a better player than pick No. 35 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick37 Rnd2 Greg Johnson
No edge and no loss on Greg Johnson in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick53 Rnd2 Wyatt Young
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Wyatt Young at wide receiver with edge rusher open.
Pick74 Rnd3 LJ Martin
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent No. 74 on LJ Martin, a running back they were not short of.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at slot 98 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 John Nestor
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 107 on John Nestor with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zach Lutmer
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Zach Lutmer adds a safety and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Luke Montgomery
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Luke Montgomery worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Rappleyea
Of all the spots to shop, they chose tight end. Andrew Rappleyea in pick No. 122 leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick153 Rnd5 Andrew Sprague
Andrew Sprague at pick 153 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick173 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
They robbed the room for DJ McKinney here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
They paid a round early for Justice Haynes in No. 175, more than the board wanted. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Griffin Wilde
They went early on Griffin Wilde in the 200th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick202 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Drayk Bowen at pick 202 is the proof. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Decker DeGraaf
Decker DeGraaf in slot 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick241 Rnd7 John Mateer
John Mateer at the 241st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.