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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Traded
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LAC)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Packers this weekend: B.

The Packers spent real capital to be 55 picks early on Hayden Hatten, and the board is going to hold them to it. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The Khalil Mack pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
This one needs a full-page explanation: T'Vondre Sweat in the 41st overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick57 Rnd2 D.J. James
D.J. James at pick 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in slot 92 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen Wright this early at No. 125. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
A conviction pick on Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 135 that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick203 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Christian Jones graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
A reach on Matthew Jones in No. 217; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 219th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.