The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions on Thursday, so their own draft picks got worse — and they will certainly take that. But there is also great news for the team's next year's draft capital. The New York Jets lost on Friday to the Miami Dolphins, and the Buffalo Bills lost an overtime thriller to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Those games were important because the Packers have high picks from those teams, and both selections got better with the week 12 results.

Jets second-rounder

After losing to the Dolphins, the Jets are sending the Packers the 39th overall pick — the seventh pick of the second round. This is still a result of the Aaron Rodgers trade. Green Bay won't have an extra first-round pick because Rodgers won't play at least 65% of the offensive snaps, but as the Jets have gotten worse, the second-rounder has become pretty valuable.

Around a month ago, the Jets were sending the Packers the 50th overall pick. But they lost four in a row, to the Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Buffalo Bills, and Miami Dolphins. The 11-pick difference is significant, and it's equivalent to a high fourth-round pick in terms of value.

With Tim Boyle at quarterback, things can get even worse for the Jets, and better for the Packers, until the end of the season. They face the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Washington Commanders, Cleveland Browns, and New England Patriots. It's unclear at this point if Aaron Rodgers will return this season, as he targets a week 16 comeback, but the situation looks more favorable to the Packers than it did in October.

Bills third-rounder

The Packers sent cornerback Rasul Douglas and a fifth-rounder to the Bills for a third-round pick. Since the deal was made, Buffalo lost three of their four games. And their schedule is pretty tough after the bye: Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins.

Right now, the Bills are sending the Packers the 80th overall pick, the 16th pick of the third round. Curiously, the Packers are projected to have back-to-back picks there, because their own selection is the 79th overall.

"Any time you get a third-round pick, that's going to kind of be within the top 100, probably going to be in the top-50 players you have on your board. That's something I think that was too good for us to pass up," Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said after trading Douglas at the deadline. "We wish him well. He served us well while he was here, and we're excited about the opportunities it presents for some other guys."

Draft capital

Over the last three seasons, the Packers have accumulated a lot of draft capital. In 2022, they traded Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for first- and second-round picks. Last offseason, the Aaron Rodgers trade allowed them to trade up two spots in the first round, plus second-round picks in 2023 and 2024.

Now with the Douglas trade added, the Packers are projected at this point to make five top-80 picks. This team has a lot of young talent, and it can be even more pronounced over the next couple of years.

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