JDHayes'S MOCK DRAFT

JDHayes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2026

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  • JDHayes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (GB)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (GB)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Van Demark
OT
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB+
The Packers let Josephs fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Joshua Josephs had no business being available in No. 108, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick84 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in the 84th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Joshua Josephs
Somehow Joshua Josephs was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at pick No. 111 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They will replay Mike Washington Jr. at slot 120 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick160 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in No. 160 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Value with a capital V on Jaeden Roberts in pick 163, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They barely believed it either: Ar'maj Reed-Adams still on the board at Round 6, Pick 15. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick201 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the 201st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They let Thaddeus Dixon come to them and pounced at pick 236. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick255 Rnd7 Chase Roberts
You do not let a wide receiver like Chase Roberts reach No. 255 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.