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March 23rd

  • NEAC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Packers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Bortolini pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sundell.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 25th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at Round 2, Pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in slot 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick88 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Nothing to complain about; Calen Bullock went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 91 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A reasonable price with a little left over, Javon Foster in the 126th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at pick 169, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick219 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 219th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Proctor. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalen Sundell at the 255th overall pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.