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Draft Selections
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (GB)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (GB)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (GB)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (GB)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (GB)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
DJ Vonnahme Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (GB)
DJ Vonnahme
TE Iowa
Aycen Stevens Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (GB)
Aycen Stevens
DE-EDGE Virginia Tech
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
John Curry
CB Texas Tech
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (GB)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Fluff Bothwell Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (GB)
Fluff Bothwell
RB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Aycen Stevens Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Aycen Stevens
DE-EDGE Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC TradesC+ FutureB
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

Nobody had London Humphreys this high, and it is not close. The Packers reached 100 spots to get him at the Round 6 slot.

The Pieper value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They went 4 of 4 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick71 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
They barely believed it either: Greg Johnson still on the board at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
They will replay Kade Pieper at the 84th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 LJ Martin
A conviction pick on LJ Martin at slot 98 that the board grades a round light. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Circle this one: Bear Alexander at Round 4, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tony Rojas
Tony Rojas in pick No. 112 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
They paid a round early for DJ McKinney in the 122nd overall pick, more than the board wanted. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick159 Rnd5 Andrew Rappleyea
Andrew Rappleyea in No. 159 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick173 Rnd5 Drake Lindsey
Drake Lindsey in slot 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 DJ Vonnahme
A straight-up fair deal on DJ Vonnahme at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aycen Stevens
A big swing on Aycen Stevens at Round 6, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 John Curry
They went early on John Curry in pick 200, and the value did not follow. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick215 Rnd6 London Humphreys
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for London Humphreys. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fluff Bothwell
They jumped the gun on Fluff Bothwell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was not a hole anyone had circled.