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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with John Emery Jr. at pick No. 251, a reach of 115 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Phillips steal is the beam this whole class leans on. It is not that Hicks is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 25 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick No. 41 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Calen Bullock at pick 57. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jaden Hicks at safety with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They talked themselves into Cedric Gray at the 91st overall pick, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
A big swing on Jaylen Wright at Round 4, Pick 26, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson is a better player than the 168th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No edge and no loss on Christian Jones in No. 203; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Somehow Andru Phillips was still sitting there in slot 216, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at Round 7, Pick 23 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick251 Rnd7 John Emery Jr.
John Emery Jr. in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.