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Green Bay Packers
The Packers let James fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by emc2feld ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan James had no business being available in No. 126, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Majors to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
A reach for Jake Majors in pick 57; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 89 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Taking Jordan James in Round 4, Pick 25 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach slot 161 and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Dontay Corleone in the 201st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Garrett Dellinger at pick No. 248 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.