PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2024_03_24_2 B-

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Green Bay Packers

Johnson should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B-.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Somebody in pick 245 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Cornelius Johnson, the No. 188 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Bortolini pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 26
In slot 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 40
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Nubin. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
They took Christian Haynes at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Max Melton · CB · rank 76
The board had Max Melton higher than pick 88, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 67
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They will replay Braelon Allen at pick No. 126 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 187
Tanor Bortolini in the 169th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
They paid sticker price for Joe Milton III in No. 202, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 213
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 219 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at Round 7, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 267
Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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