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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (GB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (GB)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Henderson: B.

Call it larceny. LaDarius Henderson sat on the board until pick 219, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Oladapo pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. It is not that Oladapo is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 28 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin at pick No. 41 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick57 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 57th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Somehow Zach Frazier was still sitting there in slot 88, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
They took Bucky Irving at par in Round 3, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in pick 99 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick125 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
The board had cheaper options than Nehemiah Pritchett at the 125th overall pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kitan Oladapo
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kitan Oladapo adds a safety and leaves quarterback, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Value said wait; Jaylen Wright in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick203 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Taking Chau Smith-Wade in No. 203 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They barely believed it either: Christian Jones still on the board at pick No. 217. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
The board fumbled LaDarius Henderson all the way to the 219th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Good price on Nathaniel Watson in Round 7, Pick 26, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.