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Zach Kruse

Packers officially hold No. 29 overall pick in first round of 2021 draft

The Green Bay Packers will have the fourth-to-last draft pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.

The NFL officially announced the first round draft order following Sunday’s Super Bowl. The Packers, who finished 13-3 and the runner up in the NFC, hold the 29th overall pick.

Strength of schedule is the tiebreaker with the Buffalo Bills, who also finished 13-3 and were the runner up in the AFC. The Bills will pick 30th.

The last time the Packers held the 29th overall pick in the first round, they moved back to No. 33 in a trade with the Cleveland Browns and took cornerback Kevin King in 2017. The last time they used the 29th overall pick was on linebacker Nick Barnett in 2003.

The first round of the 2021 draft is scheduled for Thursday, April 29 in Cleveland.

The full first round draft order:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. New York Jets
3. Miami Dolphins (from Houston)
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. Cincinnati Bengals
6. Philadelphia Eagles
7. Detroit Lions
8. Carolina Panthers
9. Denver Broncos
10. Dallas Cowboys
11. New York Giants
12. San Francisco 49ers
13. Los Angeles Chargers
14. Minnesota Vikings
15. New England Patriots
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. Las Vegas Raiders
18. Miami Dolphins
19. Washington Football Team
20. Chicago Bears
21. Indianapolis Colts
22. Tennessee Titans
23. New York Jets (from Seattle)
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Los Angeles Rams)
26. Cleveland Browns
27. Baltimore Ravens
28. New Orleans Saints
29. Green Bay Packers
30. Buffalo Bills
31. Kansas City Chiefs
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Packers hold their original round picks in all seven rounds and are expected to receive three compensatory picks.

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