D-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 9 steals
· 7 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Packers shredded theirs for Trey Wedig. He came off 142 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
The Grant pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.
The veteran additions, Charvarius Ward chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 28 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter.
They will replay James Pearce Jr. at slot 59 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Deone Walker in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board fumbled Jalen Milroe all the way to the 90th pick, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They robbed the room for Cameron Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
They did well to land Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 129, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A tidy little value on Parker Brailsford in No. 130, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Taking Kenneth Grant in the 163rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Quincy Riley at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tory Horton at pick 165 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 17, where Logan Brown graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A premium they did not need to pay, Julian Fleming a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They paid sticker price for Marcus Mbow in pick No. 235, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Kyle Monangai in the 246th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A conviction pick on Mason Taylor at No. 248 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fred Davis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Cody Simon at pick 250 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Kyren Lacy in the 251st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Trey Wedig at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.