B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 7 steals
· 6 reaches
The Tyler Batty selection is the head-turner. The Packers reached 85 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
However the rest shakes out, Edwards at that price is a win they earned. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Wyatt Milum went about where he belonged in pick 35. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
No edge and no loss on Domani Jackson in the 71st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Fair-plus on Tyleik Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Daylen Everette for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
By-the-book stuff, Jonah Monheim at Round 5, Pick 12 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Somehow Jamon Dumas-Johnson was still sitting there in slot 166, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor itch, scratched.
Logan Brown is a better player than the 169th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Steal is underselling it; Brady Cook at pick No. 170 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Nick Martin in pick 171 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Ben Yurosek in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Donovan Edwards in the 208th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for Jalon Walker in Round 6, Pick 34, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Armand Membou in slot 211 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nothing to complain about; Kyren Lacy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Tory Horton at pick 225 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They talked themselves into Alfred Collins at the 248th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
They reached a country mile for Jordan James at pick No. 252, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Batty. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A big swing on Sage Ryan at Round 7, Pick 40, well ahead of any board in the building. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A wild overpay on Antario Brown in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nice patience on Bru McCoy, who had no business lasting to the 256th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.