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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (GB)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Junior Tafuna Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Junior Tafuna
DT Utah
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Packers took Junior Tafuna at pick No. 251, roughly 94 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Barton.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 23 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick54 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid sticker price for Alfred Collins in the 54th overall pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
No drama and no debate, Tez Johnson went about where he belonged in slot 87. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick No. 123 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 21 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Moore well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in slot 239 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Junior Tafuna
This one needs a full-page explanation: Junior Tafuna in No. 251, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.