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March 21st

  • NEAC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nathaniel Watson at the Round 5 slot is 43 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 25 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st overall pick, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick58 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They paid sticker price for Bralen Trice in the 58th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
No edge and no loss on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in Round 3, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 91. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 126 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at slot 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaden Crumedy this early at the 202nd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A premium they did not need to pay, Michael Barrett a notch or two before his time. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell in the 245th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick255 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.