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Green Bay Packers
Grand theft in the 152nd overall pick: the Packers steal Corleone and grade out a C.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 4 steals
· 14 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dontay Corleone, the No. 52 name on the board, stolen at the Round 5 slot.
The Fleming reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The veteran additions, Junior Colson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.
Pick-by-Pick
Luther Burden III at the 62nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Quinn Ewers in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
The board fumbled Parker Brailsford all the way to pick 87, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
No edge and no loss on Oscar Delp in Round 4, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A conviction pick on Zach Rice at the 151st pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Dontay Corleone reach pick No. 152 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in No. 153. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They liked Zy Alexander enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 183. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They took Jordan James at par in Round 7, Pick 10, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trikweze Bridges. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They paid a round early for Cody Simon in No. 211, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They talked themselves into Antwaun Powell-Ryland at slot 212, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A wild overpay on Zane Durant in the 213th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A big swing on Khordae Sydnor at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Shawn Murphy at pick No. 215 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Shad Banks Jr. in the 217th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Armand Membou well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Julian Fleming in the Round 7 slot, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Kendall Bohler at No. 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A reach on Malik Spencer in slot 223; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They reached into another round for Keeshawn Silver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.