It's been three years now for the 2023 Packers draft class.

And while it's not perfect, it is a perfect example of the Packers trusting their process.

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podcast network, the number one sports podcast network. We're going to talk 2023 NFL draft class for a slew of reasons today, but the reason

I wanted to start was because three years is generally the accepted range of, okay, we can

evaluate this draft class. And I don't want to go back and give grades, but there are some clear lessons

here. And I want to go through them because to me, while this draft, Tucker Kraft is the best

player this class produced and he looks like he has a chance to be an all pro was on his way to

an all pro season last

year. It has not been the sort of game-changing draft we thought it could be after year one.

When, you know, a lot of these rookies come out and play extremely well and show flashes and show promise and you're going okay this could be a cornerstone

draft for the green bay packers and what brian eutkins does is every year it seems he will grab

a couple key players and then there'll be a lot of something in between, right?

And this draft had that too.

But when I looked at this class and I thought, okay, Tucker Kraft is the best player in this

class, one of the best players now in the NFL at his position, a top three tight end

if we're being charitable to the rest of the league last year.

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