PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2024_05_04 Double Draft 1 B-

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Green Bay Packers

Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 3 steals · 10 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future C+

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Baylor Cupp at pick 253 is 105 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Ulofoshio where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 10
In pick No. 25 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Max Melton · CB · rank 67
Max Melton in slot 58 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
A reach for Roger Rosengarten in No. 88; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 102
Ben Sinnott at the 91st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 109
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick 105, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · DJ James · CB · rank 93
The board fumbled DJ James all the way to No. 111, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 131
Malik Mustapha in Round 4, Pick 26 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 188
They reached a country mile for Khristian Boyd at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
They paid up for Joe Milton III at the 202nd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
They jumped the gun on Trey Taylor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 205
Edefuan Ulofoshio at pick 225 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Jowon Briggs · DT · rank 271
Jowon Briggs in the 245th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Baylor Cupp · TE · rank 358
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Baylor Cupp. It fills a real need, too.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Hayden Hatten · WR · rank 336
Value said wait; Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 292
Donovan Jennings at slot 257 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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