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Good, bad and Grade from Packers’ first round of 2022 NFL Draft

By Brian Sampson

ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 6: Quay Walker #7 stops Tyler Badie #1 during a game between Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 6, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Steven Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 6: Quay Walker #7 stops Tyler Badie #1 during a game between Missouri Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on November 6, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Steven Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) /
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Jan 22, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) walks off the field after a NFC Divisional playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /

The Bad: No wide receivers, devalued positions

There was a run of wide receivers from picks no. 8 to 12 where four were grabbed and numerous teams moved up to make those selections. In total, there were six receivers gone before Green Bay was on the board at no. 22 and it would’ve been a reach for them to grab one of the remaining at that point (there wasn’t another receiver taken in the first round after the Packers’ pick). The Packers are going to have to target one or two early on Day 2 (at least, I think).

The Packers haven’t valued the inside linebacker position for years so it was odd to see them grab one with their top pick. Especially after they re-signed De’Vondre Campbell to a five-year extension. Especially especially since Utah linebacker Deven Lloyd–largely considered the best inside linebacker in the draft–was on the board.

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