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  • james_oxenhammer DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers land in the muddy middle: C+.

Nobody else had Jaylen Wright anywhere near the 91st pick. The Packers did, by 67 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Hit on Quinyon Mitchell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 25th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 57 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick88 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They liked Dominick Puni enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 88. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 91st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Javon Foster
By-the-book stuff, Javon Foster at pick No. 125 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in pick 135, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in pick No. 203 is fair value, right on his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ja'Had Carter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ja'Had Carter well ahead of where he belonged. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick219 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at slot 219 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No edge and no loss on Eric Gentry in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.