B+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers robbed the room for Fleming. Final grade: B+.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Julian Fleming, pick No. 248, roughly 49 picks past where he belonged.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 6, with Wyatt Milum worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tyleik Williams at the 55th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They paid sticker price for Kenneth Grant in No. 66, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Quinshon Judkins is a better player than slot 86 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They read the board right and Nick Emmanwori was the payoff at pick 90. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Jayden Higgins in the 125th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Lander Barton in pick No. 146 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
No drama and no debate, Gunnar Helm went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
They robbed the room for Xavier Nwankpa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
They paid up for Gentry Williams at the 189th pick when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board fumbled Donovan Smith all the way to slot 197, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Somehow Julian Fleming was still sitting there in pick No. 248, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It fills a real need, too.
