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Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers let Simpson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jaylin Simpson, Round 5, Pick 33, roughly 32 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Spann-Ford pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Packers indulged a want in Eichenberg while a need in quarterback and interior defensive lineman stayed open.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 25 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They liked Kris Jenkins enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 9. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick58 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in the 58th overall pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in the 88th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 91 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Tommy Eichenberg in pick 126 leaves quarterback and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 169 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brevyn Spann-Ford this early at No. 219. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick245 Rnd7 Bub Means
No drama and no debate, Bub Means went about where he belonged in pick No. 245. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor is a better player than slot 255 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.