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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

The Blake Watson selection is the head-turner. The Packers reached 32 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dixon. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick No. 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick58 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They did well to land T.J. Tampa in pick 58, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in Round 3, Pick 25, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trey Benson in slot 91. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A conviction pick on Roger Rosengarten at the 126th pick that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A quiet steal in pick No. 169: Tykee Smith for less than the market said. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick202 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
A big swing on Myles Murphy at pick 202, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in No. 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in the 245th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick255 Rnd7 Blake Watson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Blake Watson in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.