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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Carson Steele, 31 picks early at No. 219. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rice. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 25 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in pick 41 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board had Brenden Rice higher than the 88th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
No drama and no debate, Blake Fisher went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 29. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at the 125th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick135 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
The board had cheaper options than Braelon Allen at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick203 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at slot 203 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the 217th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd6 Carson Steele
They reached a country mile for Carson Steele at pick 219, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
This one needs a full-page explanation: DeMonte Capehart in No. 246, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.