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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.

The tape said wait; the Packers did not. Jaden Shirden went at the Round 7 slot, a good 28 picks before the board was ready. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Spending an early pick on safety with cornerback, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Smith value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in pick 41, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the 58th pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Renardo Green
They took Renardo Green at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at safety with cornerback, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A quiet steal in the 169th overall pick: Tykee Smith for less than the market said. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at No. 202 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in pick 219 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at slot 245 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
Value said wait; Jaden Shirden in the 255th pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.