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  • Herschel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Packers.

The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jaden Shirden at the 202nd overall pick regardless, 80 picks early. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback and tight end went begging. The Polk pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A conviction pick on Edgerrin Cooper at No. 41 that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid a round early for Kingsley Suamataia in the 50th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro in pick 53 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Renardo Green
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Renardo Green well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cole Bishop adds a safety and leaves cornerback and tight end untouched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Circle this one: Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick126 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
They went early on Roger Rosengarten in No. 126, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 33 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaden Shirden
They talked themselves into Jaden Shirden at pick No. 202, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the 219th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They reached a country mile for Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick 245, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
They reached into another round for Demani Richardson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.