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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Packers for Johnson: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cornelius Johnson had no business being available in No. 219, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. With quarterback and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. The Torrence reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 25th pick they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson in the 91st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A curious use of slot 126. Quarterback and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a linebacker in Cedric Gray did not.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A tidy bit of business in pick 169, where Malik Mustapha graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick202 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at No. 202 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Cornelius Johnson at pick No. 219 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Owens at the 245th overall pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at the 255th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.