Green Bay Packers NFL Draft Picks 2020: Round-by-Round Results, Grades

The Packers are coming off a 13-3 season and an NFC championship appearance. But head coach Matt LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst will be looking to improve on the team's success in each of their second seasons in their current roles. 

The Packers are looking to build off of a 2019 draft, when they took defensive lineman Rashan Gary and safety Darnell Savage at No. 12 and 21, respectively. They then added center Elgton Jenkins in the second round and tight end Jace Sternberger in the the third round. They finished their draft by selecting Kingsley Keke, Ka'dar Hollman, Dexter Williams and Ty Summers between the fifth and seventh rounds. 

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According to the MMQB's NFC North team needs, none of Green Bay’s needs are urgent or dire, but finding another pass-catching weapon, be it at wide receiver (the Packers could use either a speedster or big-bodied target opposite Davante Adams) or tight end to replace Jimmy Graham, could be an option. Additionally the team could be in the market for additional running back depth or a slot cornerback. 

The Packers are slated to pick No. 30 in the first round. You can follow along with PackerCentral's live blog. A full list of Green Bay's picks will be updated below as the draft progresses. 

Packers Selections:

Round 1, Pick 26 (No. 26 overall): Jordan Love, QB, Utah State

Andy Benoit's grade: The biggest story of this draft, by far. Get ready for a whole offseason spent dissecting this move from every angle, then get ready for another one or two years of it afterward—presumably, that’s how long the Packers plan for Love to sit behind Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers is notorious for remembering every slight, and by default, all the speculation about his and Matt LaFleur’s relationship gets rejuvenated after it had been put to bed by this team’s success in 2019.

Let’s just focus on the “for now:” Rodgers is still elite. He might not have the dazzling playmaking ability that he possessed a few years ago (particularly when it comes to getting outside the pocket), but he is still one of the three or four best football throwers in the world, and he’s smart. He got better in LaFleur’s system last season, as both quarterback and head coach did a wonderful job adjusting to each other and meeting in the middle, with LaFleur rolling out his scheme gradually and Rodgers reigning in some of his off-beat style dropbacks in turn.

Love has first-round tools, but inconsistent mechanics plagued him at Utah State, as did bizarre bouts of poor field vision. The Packers feel they can clean that up. Mechanics rarely get corrected once a guy reaches the NFL, but one of LaFleur’s specialties and greatest passions is teaching the details of throwing mechanics, and Love is in the unusual position of a first-round quarterback being groomed behind a superstar QB who likely still has multiple years of greatness left in him.

So for now … it’s business as usual for the Packers. Just with some PR work to massage. Grade: B

Round 2, No. 6 overall: AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College

Andy Benoit's analysis: The trend right now is to not pay a running back for a second contract unless he is truly special. Aaron Jones could be deemed worthy when his rookie deal expires after this season, but it’s unlikely his sidekick, Jamaal Williams, will also be. Hence the addition of Dillon. Grade: C

Round 3, No. 94 overall: Josiah Deguara, TE, Cincinnati

Andy Benoit's analysis: Green Bay drafted Jace Sternberger in the third round last year, but considering that “12” personnel is a meaningful part of their offense, and that the recently resigned Marcedes Lewis is nearing his end, it makes sense to invest in depth at this position. Grade: B

Round 5, No. 175 overall: Kamal Martin, LB, Minnesota

Round 6, No. 192 overall: Jon Runyan, G, Michigan

Round 6, No. 208 overall: Jake Hanson, C, Oregon

Round 6, No. 209 overall: Simon Stepaniak, G, Indiana

Round 7, No. 236 overall: Vernon Scott, DB, TCU

Round 7, No. 242 overall: Jonathan Garvin, EDGE, Miami (Fla.)