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2019 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams

By Conor Dorney

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Daniel Jones of Duke reacts after being chosen #6 overall by the New York Giants during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Daniel Jones of Duke reacts after being chosen #6 overall by the New York Giants during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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COLLEGE PARK, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Maryland Terrapins defensive back Darnell Savage Jr. (4) pulls down Temple Owls running back Jeremy Jennings (22) during a college football game between the University of Maryland and Temple University, on September 15, 2018, at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, in College Park, Maryland.Temple defeated Maryland 35-14.(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – SEPTEMBER 15: Maryland Terrapins defensive back Darnell Savage Jr. (4) pulls down Temple Owls running back Jeremy Jennings (22) during a college football game between the University of Maryland and Temple University, on September 15, 2018, at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, in College Park, Maryland.Temple defeated Maryland 35-14.(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Green Bay Packers

Grade: A-

Best pick: Darnell Savage, Jr. (S, Maryland)

Questionable pick: Rashan Gary (EDGE, Michigan)

Sleeper pick: Elgton Jenkins (OL, Mississippi State)

With two first round picks at their disposal, the Packers did an excellent job at maximizing value and came up away with two players with tons of upside who should further help their overhauled defense. While Rashan Gary comes with plenty of questions if he can turn his elite athletic ability into production (something he was not able to do in college), he goes into a good situation in Green Bay where he can be more of a rotational player early on.

Darnell Savage was one of my favorite safeties in the class and the Packers believed so too by trading up with Seattle at 21 in order to get him. Savage is the perfect player to pair with newly-acquired Adrian Amos, as a rangy safety with excellent instincts and great tackling ability. This particular safety class offered a number of intriguing players from an athletic standpoint and while Savage is more undersized than the rest, he has the ball skills and football intelligence to be a dynamic playmaker in the back half of the Packers’ defense.

The Packers opted to wait until their third pick to address the offensive line, but came away with a solid player in Mississippi State’s Elgton Jenkins. Jenkins was one of the best center prospects in the class after Garrett Bradbury and is lauded by coaches and scouts for his intelligence and ability to diagnose opposing defenses. He’s got good length, positional versatility and enough power to hold up against bull rushes on the inside, and should be a great value for wherever Green Bay decides is his best positional fit moving forward.

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