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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

The Packers bet big and early on Kalen King, 48 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Watson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Graham Barton in No. 41. It fills a real need, too.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick88 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kalen King
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kalen King well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in slot 126 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick169 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 169th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Somehow Trente Jones was still sitting there in the 219th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Nathaniel Watson in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
You do not let an offensive lineman like Nathan Thomas reach pick No. 255 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.