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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (GB)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mack Hollins
WR
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB+
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Laumea: B+.

Call it larceny. Sataoa Laumea sat on the board until slot 202, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup weapon at tight end, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 41st overall pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in No. 60. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A tidy little value on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in Round 3, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick98 Rnd3 DJ James
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 98 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Steal is underselling it; Gabriel Murphy at pick 126 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 James Williams
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, James Williams in pick No. 169, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick202 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 202nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They will replay Cornelius Johnson at pick 219 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
A straight-up fair deal on Kalen DeLoach at the 245th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick255 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Owens. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.