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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (GB)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Packers grade out a B-.

The Packers spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If Jones pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get the arm they will build around. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
By-the-book stuff, Troy Fautanu at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A reach for Brian Thomas Jr. in pick No. 43; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at No. 75 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick82 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
A conviction pick on Nazir Stackhouse at the 82nd pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A clean, defensible pick in the 111th overall pick with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Theo Wease
Theo Wease in slot 135 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in pick 189 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the 217th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They paid sticker price for Bryce Foster in Round 6, Pick 44, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. The roster fit checks out.