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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (GB)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (GB)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Arik Gilbert Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (GB)
Arik Gilbert
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 219th pick: the Packers steal Bywater and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ben Bywater had no business being available in pick No. 219, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The cost of the Gilbert reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
Fair-plus on Leonard Taylor III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 51st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in pick No. 83; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They went early on Braelon Allen in the 92nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Hart
By-the-book stuff, Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 135 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in slot 197 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
No drama and no debate, Bryce Foster went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
Ben Bywater at pick 219 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick240 Rnd7 Arik Gilbert
Arik Gilbert at the 240th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.