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Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Packers robbed the room for Melton. Final grade: B+. The Packers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
The Melton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Batty lower, and that gap is the story.
Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Kamren Kinchens
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Pick43
Rnd2
Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter slid further than he should have, and the 43rd pick is lovely value for the cornerback. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick51
Rnd2
Leonard Taylor III
A tidy bit of business in pick 51, where Leonard Taylor III graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66
Rnd3
Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at pick No. 66 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83
Rnd3
Christian Haynes
A tidy little value on Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in No. 85 with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
They took Sedrick Van Pran at par in Round 3, Pick 29, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119
Rnd4
MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135
Rnd4
Max Melton
Max Melton at No. 135 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156
Rnd5
Tyler Batty
They paid up for Tyler Batty at the 156th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166
Rnd5
Joe Milton III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Joe Milton III at pick No. 166. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 188th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick197
Rnd6
Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in pick 197 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217
Rnd6
Jase McClellan
You do not let a running back like Jase McClellan reach slot 217 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219
Rnd6
Roger Rosengarten
They robbed the room for Roger Rosengarten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240
Rnd7
Jabbar Muhammad
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 20, with Jabbar Muhammad worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250
Rnd7
Jason Henderson
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Stacking talent where they were already deep.




















