PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2024_03_24_1 B-

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Green Bay Packers

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kyle Hergel at the Round 7 slot is 90 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Taylor-Demerson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Taylor-Demerson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In pick No. 25 they get a seam-stretching tight end, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
A premium they did not need to pay, Edgerrin Cooper a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 72
They jumped the gun on Sedrick Van Pran, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 51
Taking T.J. Tampa in No. 88 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 85
Fair-plus on Jaden Hicks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Dadrion Taylor-Demerson · S · rank 86
A surprising call. With edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick 124 on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, a safety they were not short of.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 132
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in the 126th overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at No. 169, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 213
They paid up for Caedan Wallace at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
Cornelius Johnson at the 219th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 236
Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 7, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Kimani Vidal · RB · rank 253
Kimani Vidal at pick 255 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Kyle Hergel · OG · rank 347
Kyle Hergel at pick No. 257 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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