This blog was live during the 2018 Packers Draft. Relive how it went down step by step...
Mark Daniels Wraps up the 2018 Packers' Draft
Mike McCarthy addressed the media after the draft. See that in it's entirety here. At the very end he praises the energy in the room from the media... NOT. Everyone was beat.
FINAL PACKERS 2018 DRAFT CLASS
- 1st round - Pick 18: CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville
- 2nd round - Pick 45: CB Josh Jackson, Iowa
- 3rd round - Pick 88: LB Oren Burks, Vanderbilt
- 4th round - Pick 133: WR, J'Mon Moore, Missouri
- 5th round - Pick 138: OL Cole Madison, WSU
- 5th round - Pick 172: Punter J.K. Scott, Alabama
- 5th round - Pick 174: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, USF
- 6th round - Pick 207: WR Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame
- 7th round - Pick 232: DE James Looney, Cal
- 7th round - Pick 239: LS Hunter Bradley, Mississippi State
- 7th round - Pick 248: LB Kendall Donnerson, Southeast Missouri State
SATURDAY
5:34pm - Packers Select LB Kendall Donnerson - (Pick #248 / 7th round) - Southeast Missouri State. Donnerson was the last pick for the Packers in the 2018 Draft.
5:18pm - Packers pick #239 (7th round) is LS Hunter Bradley, Mississippi St.
Hunter Bradley doing what he does... long snapping
4:55pm - With the 232nd pick (7th round), the Packers selected DE James Looney, Cal
James Looney
4:02pm - Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame is selected (pick #207 / 6th round)
Equanimeous St. Brown
Equanimeous St. Brown speaks to the media after his selection...
2:33pm - Packers Select WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Pick #174 / 5th round)
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Marquez Valdes-Scantling talks to the media gathered at Lambeau Field. Hear the interview...
2:24pm - Packers Select Punter J.K. Scott of Alabama (Pick #172 / 5th round)
Punter J.K. Scott of Alabama
Hear J.K. Scott in his first interview with the Wisconsin media after his selection by the Packers...
Packers Scout, Matt Malaspina goes into detail on why the team selected both J.K. Scott and Marquez Valdes-Scantling
1:32pm - Cole Madison conducts his first interview with the Wisconsin media at Lambeau Field...
1:18pm - J'Mon Moore speaks with the Wisconsin media gathered at Lambeau Field on a conference call. Hear it here...
12:56pm - Packers Select OL Cole Madison, WSU (Pick #138 / 5th round)
Cole Madison in action
Packers West Coast Scout, and a favorite of the reporters here, Sam Seale got on the podium to talk about the reasons behind the Cole Madison selection.
12:35pm - with pick #133 in the 4th round, the Packers select WR J'Mon Moore from Missouri
J'Mon Moore
Packers Director of College Scouting Jon-Eric Sullivan goes into depth on why the team likes J'Mon...
11:30am - We're back for day three. It's a little relaxed in the media auditorium right now, but barring trades there are 8 picks in front of the Packers today, and this place will be hopping.
Saturday's Picks (Barring Trades)
- Round 4 - pick 133
- Round 5 - picks 138, 172, 174
- Round 6 - pick 207
- Round 7 - picks 232, 239, 248
If you're looking for a good drinking game today, it might be when a trade is made. There's always the chance you could go dry though. We'll find in in the next few hours.
Packers Media Auditorium early on Saturday
FRIDAY
Mark Daniels wraps up day two of the 2018 Packers Draft
10:15pm - Brian Gutekunst addressed the media following the day two action. Watch that here in it's entirety:
9:45pm - Oren Burks speaks to Wisconsin media gathered at Lambeau Field
9:35pm - Packers Director of Pro Personnel, John Wojciechowski goes into detail on the Burks selection.
9:25pm - Packers select LB Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt with pick #88 in 3rd round
Oren Burks
9:20pm - Packers trade up with Carolina for the 88th pick (3rd round) and give them a 4th and 5th rounders.
8:15pm - Packers Scout, Alonzo Dotson takes to the podium to take the media behind the scenes of the Josh Jackson selection.
7:59pm - Josh Jackson just addressed the Wisconsin media camped out in the Packers Media Auditorium. Hear it here...
7:04pm - With the 45th pick in the 2nd round, the Packers selected Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa.
6:15pm - Another nugget while we wait for a Packers pick or move, whichever comes first. Here's Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers Director of College Scouting explaining the Jaire Alexander pick.
5:48pm - We're in the Lambeau Field media auditorium waiting for the action to kick back in. Until it does, here's a nugget... Jaire Alexander's first interview with the Wisconsin media. It happened via conference call about 10 minutes after his selection yesterday.
THURSDAY
LATEST: Packers #1 pick Jaire Alexander took to Instagram late Thursday night
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Mark Daniels wraps up day one of the Packers Draft
GUTEKUNST WRAPS UP DAY ONE: Packers GM Brian Gutekunst took to the podium after round one of the draft
PICK #1: In a flip flop that leaves an additional #1 2019 pick in it's wake, the Packers trade up to pick #18 and take Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville in the 1st round.
Trade details: Packers trade up with the Seahawks to get pick #18 and #248 (7th round). They give pick #27, #76, and #186 to Seattle.
But hey, remember they keep that extra 2019 1st round pick from the trade with the Saints!
Jaire Alexander - Packers #1 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft
EARLIER: Packers trade pick #14 in the first round (their first pick) to the Saints for pick #27, pick #147 (round 5), and the Saints #1 pick in 2019
We'll have to wait here a little longer for a Packers pick to happen...
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