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  • jj3325 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

The John Emery Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Packers into the fall. They took him 91 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Pritchett at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 25 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 41st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock slipping to pick No. 57 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at No. 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 28. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Jaden Hicks did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid up for Cedric Gray at the 126th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick168 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
You do not let a cornerback like Nehemiah Pritchett reach the 168th pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at No. 203 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nathaniel Watson. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Value said wait; Jordan Whittington in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick251 Rnd7 John Emery Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, John Emery Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.