PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Green Bay Packers

Larceny in the 219th pick lands the Packers a D-, Cowing and all.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 6 steals · 6 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Call it larceny. Jacob Cowing sat on the board until slot 219, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

The Limmer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
In slot 26 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
In the 27th pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
They barely believed it either: J.J. McCarthy still on the board at pick 41. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
They took Christian Haynes at par in Round 2, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Chris Braswell at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 85
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 90 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Beaux Limmer · C · rank 126
This one needs a full-page explanation: Beaux Limmer in the 91st overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
Blake Corum at No. 105 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 118
Spencer Rattler at Round 4, Pick 10 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg at the 126th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 181
They paid a round early for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 169, more than the board wanted. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 147
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Cowing at No. 219 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 212
Value with a capital V on Caedan Wallace in pick No. 220, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 213
A tidy bit of business in slot 225, where Nathaniel Watson graded well above the range. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 267
A big swing on Trey Taylor at the 245th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Carlton Johnson · CB · rank 270
A conviction pick on Carlton Johnson at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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