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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Odunze should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B.

When a board-topper like Rome Odunze slides to the 41st overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Taylor lower, and that gap is the story. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Olumuyiwa Fashanu in pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick41 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Steal is underselling it; Rome Odunze at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They read the board right and Edgerrin Cooper was the payoff at No. 58. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A clean, defensible pick in the 88th pick with a little surplus value in Jaden Hicks. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick No. 91 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A premium they did not need to pay, Jarrian Jones a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
They did well to land Walter Rouse in slot 169, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick202 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in Round 6, Pick 27 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the 219th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
The board had cheaper options than Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
By-the-book stuff, Ryan Watts at the 255th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.