![]() Teez Tabor was a complete bust for the Lions, and Chidobe Awuzie has had a similar career to King. He’s only played 147 snaps over the last two seasons combined. Quincy Wilson has been a bust and didn’t make it through his first contract with the Colts. Sidney Jones has been oft injured, inconsistent, and has played less than even Kevin King. The best thing to say about the Packers’ pick here is that they at least made the best cornerback selection based on who was on the board at the time – even if not by much. Watt and at selection 32 the Saints selected Ryan Ramczyk ![]() At selection 30 the Steelers selected T.J. Trade Options: Green Bay traded pick 29 for pick 33 and 108. Next 5 CB’s Selected - #43 – Sidney Jones, #46 – Quincy Wilson, #53 – Teez Tabor, #60 – Chidobe Awuzie, #66 – Ahkello Witherspoon Next 5 Picks: OT – Cam Robinson, DT – Malik McDowell, DB – Budda Baker, WR – Zay Jones, OL – Forrest Lamp Let’s take a look pick-by-pick and see who Green Bay selected, what options they had, and how each pick grades out four years later. But outside of Jones, the Packers didn’t end up with much of a return on their investment. The Packers did come away with a Pro Bowl running back eventually, and Aaron Jones in the 5 th was a much better value than Dalvin Cook in the second. Meanwhile King’s been mostly a disappointment and his most memorable moment was probably his brutal game in the NFC Championship game against the Buccaneers. Watt miss, so this is nothing new, but the miss becomes increasingly heightened as the all-pro edge rusher becomes better seemingly every year. The Packers selected King, and the rest was history.Ībout every tweet and article that’s discussed the 2017 draft for the Packers has mentioned the T.J. That left King, Kizer, and Cook all on the board for Green Bay. The Browns would eventually select Njoku at 29, the Steelers selected Watt at 30, the 49ers selected Reuben Foster at 31, and the Saints selected Ryan Ramczyk at 32. So, when a team called and offered a 4 th round pick to move from 29 to 33, the Packers could feel quite confident that at least one of the five players they liked would be there at 33, and they could pick up an early fourth in the process. With the Packers eventually selecting King, trading for Kizer a couple years later, and the massive need at running back, it’s likely that the rumor was true.įurthermore, it’s possible that the Packers also liked Njoku, and Watt, and had similar grades on Watt, Njoku, King, Cook, and Kizer. Heading into day two, the rumor was that the Packers were interested in Kevin King, Dalvin Cook, or DeShone Kizer when moving down. Of course, it’s well known by this time that the Packers would ultimately trade out of pick 29 and into pick 33. As mentioned earlier, the Packers also had the incredible need at cornerback due to their misses at the position with Randall/Rollins. ![]() ![]() However, edge rusher was still a long-term question mark with an aging Clay Matthews and Nick Perry as the only players with any real experience/value at the position. To be fair to Green Bay, the Packers were pretty set at tackle with David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bugala and had just addressed the tight end position with both Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks in free agency. Watt, and Ryan Ramczyk still on the board. The Packers infamously traded out of pick 29, with David Njoku, T.J. The Packers held the 29 th pick in the first round, 61 st pick in the 2 nd round, and 93 rd pick in the third round. The Packers also needed help on the interior of the offensive line, and desperately needed an influx of talent at running back. Julius Peppers and Micah Hyde were set to leave in free agency, Clay Matthews was starting to show signs of aging, and the cornerback position was in bad shape with Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins and LaDarius Gunter as the top three corners on the roster. The Packers went into the 2017 Draft, as usual, needing help on defense. ![]() Six of the ten players remain in the NFL, while Aaron Jones has easily established himself as the best player in the Packers’ draft class. The Packers selected 10 total players in 2017, and the aforementioned Aaron Jones and Kevin King are now the only two players that remain on the roster. With those two returns, as well as the departure of Jamaal Williams to the Detroit Lions, we can now make a pretty sound evaluation of the Packers’ 2017 draft class. In the past two weeks, the Packers’ have brought back both Aaron Jones and Kevin King as they work to keep the majority of their roster together as they head in to 2021. ![]()
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