PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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The Packers robbed the room for Simpson. Final grade: B+.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades A+
Future B

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 202 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They are betting Taylor proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

The Packers indulged a want in Wilson while a need in wide receiver stayed open.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.11 · Pick 43 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
Graham Barton at pick No. 43 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 52
A tidy little value on Junior Colson in Round 2, Pick 27, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
A surprising call. With wide receiver still to address, they spent No. 63 on Payton Wilson, a linebacker they were not short of.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 82
Nothing to complain about; Michael Hall Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 79
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Brandon Dorlus for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They did well to land Braelon Allen in the 111th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 124 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Cedric Gray in pick No. 126 leaves wide receiver for later.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 129
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in the 127th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 170
Malik Mustapha at pick 169 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 137
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jaylin Simpson in slot 202, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 212
Caedan Wallace at No. 219 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 269
They reached a country mile for Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 259
Sam Hartman in the 255th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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