1st round, 13th pick (13): Lukas Van Ness, EDGE, Iowa
2nd round, 11th pick (42): Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State
2nd round, 19th pick (50): Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State
3rd round, 15th pick (78) Tucker Kraft, TE, South Dakota State
4th round, 14th pick (116): Colby Wooden, LB, Auburn
5th round, 14th pick (149): Sean Clifford, QB, Penn State
5th round, 24th pick (159): Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Virginia
6th round, 2nd pick (179): Karl Brooks, EDGE, Bowling Green
6th round, 30th pick (207): Anders Carlson, K, Auburn
7th round, 15th pick (232): Carrington Valentine, CB, Kentucky
7th round, 18th pick (235): Lew Nichols III, RB, Western Michigan
7th round, 25th pick (242): Anthony Johnson Jr., S, Iowa State
7th round, 39th pick (256): Grant DuBose, WR, Charlotte
Maybe it was the number of picks the Packers had, or maybe they felt freed from the shackles of whatever mystery spell Aaron Rodgers had put on them, but the Packers’ draft was… odd. Let’s start with the picks I liked. Clearly, head coach Matt LaFleur is going to call a bunch of 12 personnel packages with the addition of Musgrave and Kraft, and they’re two of the most explosive tight ends in a loaded class. Jayden Reed is a competitive receiver who will add to the room, I love Karl Brooks as a legitimate 300-pound edge defender (you don’t see that every day), and getting Anthony Johnson Jr. in the seventh round is absolute larceny.
And now… time to avert your eyes, Cheeseheads. I had Lukas Van Ness as my eighth-ranked edge-rusher, Sean Clifford has an undraftable grade from a lot of people (I do not disagree), and there’s more reaches than steals here. Even Reed, who I like, seems more like a third-day guy. Maybe it all works out, but starting with the Van Ness pick, this is hard to endorse.
Sorry, Packers fans. Here’s some Karl Brooks tape to make you feel better.
Bowling Green’s Karl Brooks (No. 11) is a fun watch. Not a lot of 6-foot-4, 300-pound dudes with his flash off the edge and ability to quickly shoot gaps inside. Needs to develop his hands to disengage, but I’d love to see him in an NFL five-man front. pic.twitter.com/nIimiJkSvd
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) March 9, 2023
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