D
Green Bay Packers
The phones sank the Packers this weekend: D.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 24 picks
· 2 steals
· 12 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Jacob Dobbs; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 73 spots ahead at pick 218.
However the rest shakes out, Gabriel at that price is a win they earned. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick-by-Pick
A conviction pick on Tate Ratledge at pick No. 51 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Rylie Mills at the 83rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They paid sticker price for Gentry Williams in slot 115, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They liked Jasheen Davis enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 12. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Zion Nelson at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A reach on T.J. Sanders in the 148th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Taking Dillon Gabriel in pick 149 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A straight-up fair deal on Zach Rice at No. 154, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
They paid a round early for Fentrell Cypress II in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Thor Griffith at slot 166 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Jo'Quavious Marks at the 179th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No edge and no loss on CJ Dippre in Round 6, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Ben Bywater in pick No. 181 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
They went early on Keaten Wade in the 192nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They let Dorian Strong come to them and pounced at pick 193. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jake Johnson in Round 7, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They took Nic Anderson at par in No. 211, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
By-the-book stuff, Jack Nelson at pick No. 213 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Jordan Burch at the 215th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A real head-scratcher, Agiye Hall in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jacob Dobbs at the 218th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A wild overpay on Giovanni El-Hadi in slot 221, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A reach for Sage Ryan in pick No. 222; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Julian Fleming in No. 224 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.