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Green Bay Packers: Re-picking each selection in the 2016 NFL Draft

By Ryan Schlipp

Jan 15, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) runs the ball against Green Bay Packers nose tackle Kenny Clark (97) during the first quarter in the NFC Divisional playoff game at AT&T Stadium. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) runs the ball against Green Bay Packers nose tackle Kenny Clark (97) during the first quarter in the NFC Divisional playoff game at AT&T Stadium. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Looking back at the 2016 NFL Draft, which players would have made better selections for the Green Bay Packers in each round?

Let’s be clear. I’m very happy with the Green Bay Packers’ 2016 draft. In a previous article I laid out that Ted Thompson had the fourth best draft of any GM. I’m happy with the players we now have and am really excited to see how guys like Kenny Clark and Kyler Fackrell will play in year two.

Still, the draft wasn’t perfect. Although perfection is obviously unattainable, it’s interesting to wonder what a perfect draft would have looked like.

With that exact question in mind, I went back and looked at the Packers 2016 draft on a quest to find out who the best picks would have been. I decided not to play with where the Packers selected but chose to leave the Packers seven picks exactly where they were when Ted made his selections.

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