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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Thomas: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nathan Thomas, Round 7, Pick 35, roughly 26 picks past where he belonged.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Cooper left real value on the table behind him. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 25 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at the 41st overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick No. 58 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick88 Rnd3 Max Melton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Melton at No. 88 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
They paid sticker price for James Williams in the 126th pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A slide stopped in slot 169, with Tykee Smith worth more than the price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick219 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at pick 219 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick245 Rnd7 KT Leveston
A clean, defensible pick in No. 245 with a little surplus value in KT Leveston. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at the 255th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.