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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (GB)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (GB)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (GB)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (GB)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA
The Packers let Mayes fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and BJ Mayes fell into No. 217. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Ogunbiyi reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. With quarterback, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 22 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in No. 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick43 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau slid further than he should have, and the 43rd overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Good price on Caelen Carson in the 73rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick82 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 82 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With quarterback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent pick 83 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick109 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at Round 4, Pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick187 Rnd6 Will Shipley
A running back of that caliber at the 187th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd6 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes at No. 217 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at Round 7, Pick 10 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.