PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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2024_04_24_4 B+

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades A+
Future B

The Packers torched the value chart for Dallas Gant, taking him 67 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Getting James where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots went begging.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Terrion Arnold at slot 28 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 59
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Wright in the 56th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 62
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Hicks. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 89
Dominick Puni at pick No. 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 85
Nothing to complain about; Patrick Paul went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 92
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cole Bishop at safety with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
Roger Rosengarten at Round 4, Pick 24 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 132
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Malik Mustapha, a safety they were not short of.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · DJ James · CB · rank 93
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, DJ James in pick 132, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · James Williams · LB · rank 173
They took James Williams at par in slot 169, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 189
Nice patience on Curtis Jacobs, who had no business lasting to No. 202. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
A reach on Trey Taylor in the 219th pick; the board had better options right there. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Aaron Casey · LB · rank 281
A real head-scratcher, Aaron Casey in pick No. 245 is miles ahead of his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Dallas Gant · LB · rank 318
Dallas Gant in the 251st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 291
Donovan Jennings at pick No. 255 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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