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Green Bay Packers
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Packers to a D-.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 25 picks
· 6 steals
· 10 reaches
Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Julian Fleming at Round 7, Pick 28 is 58 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Put together, it is a D-.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Landing Dumas-Johnson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 19th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Landon Jackson at pick 51 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Monheim at slot 85, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Shilo Sanders in the 116th overall pick, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
You do not let a linebacker like Jamon Dumas-Johnson reach No. 118 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Wyatt Milum at pick No. 119 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Dillon Gabriel in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Jack Kiser went about where he belonged in slot 121. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Aydan White in the 124th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Zion Nelson at No. 147 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board had cheaper options than Zach Rice at Round 5, Pick 22, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
No edge and no loss on T.J. Sanders in pick 151; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
A conviction pick on Fentrell Cypress II at the 154th overall pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They went early on Mason Taylor in pick No. 156, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Bru McCoy in pick No. 168 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They paid a round early for Tony Grimes in slot 179, more than the board wanted. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Dorian Strong at Round 6, Pick 22 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Taking DJ Uiagalelei in No. 184 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid sticker price for Theo Wease Jr. in the 188th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jo'Quavious Marks in pick 202 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They jumped the gun on Jordan Burch, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Value said wait; Keeshawn Silver in the 212th overall pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Chantz Williams at pick No. 215 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Connor Colby at Round 7, Pick 26 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Julian Fleming this early at slot 220. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.