PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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2024_04_21_8 C+

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Green Bay Packers

A mixed bag for the Packers, and a C+ to match.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 3 steals · 10 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades D+
Future B-

There is reaching, and then there is Hayden Hatten at the 257th pick. The Packers jumped the board by 79 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sainristil. With tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 21
Good price on Cooper DeJean in pick No. 25, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 46
Junior Colson in Round 2, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 62
By-the-book stuff, Jaden Hicks at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 51
Mike Sainristil in No. 88 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 114
They went early on Mohamed Kamara in pick 105, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 119
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end and interior defensive lineman to take Cedric Gray, a linebacker that was not the priority.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 138
The board had cheaper options than Isaac Guerendo at slot 126, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at No. 169. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 167
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Walter Rouse in the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 250
They reached into another round for Trente Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Frank Crum · OT · rank 254
They talked themselves into Frank Crum at pick 225, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Jalen Sundell · OT · rank 276
Value said wait; Jalen Sundell in the 245th overall pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Nick Gargiulo · C · rank 265
Nick Gargiulo at pick No. 253 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 256
Tatum Bethune at pick No. 255 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Ryan Watts · CB · rank 233
Circle this one: Ryan Watts at No. 256 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Hayden Hatten · WR · rank 336
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Hatten in pick 257, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
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