A-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Bailey fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.
by Clw11 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let David Bailey slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at No. 70. Highway robbery. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cost of the Jackson Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.
Pick-by-Pick
Kenyon Sadiq at Round 2, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Mansoor Delane at the 65th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Taking Spencer Fano in the 66th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in pick No. 67, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
They will replay Chris Johnson at No. 69 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
David Bailey in pick 70 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jake Slaughter in slot 102 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
LT Overton in pick No. 106 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.