PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Green Bay Packers

Grand theft in the Round 2 slot: the Packers steal Sanders and grade out a D-.

by emc2feld · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B-
Trades F
Future B-

The Packers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 216 on Cody Simon a full 32 spots early. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Getting Sanders where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Deone Walker · DT · rank 13
In pick 23 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Shedeur Sanders · QB · rank 14
Taking Shedeur Sanders in slot 55 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 42
Value with a capital V on Barrett Carter in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 78
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Shilo Sanders at No. 87. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.24 · Pick 88 · Tory Horton · WR · rank 70
Somehow Tory Horton was still sitting there in slot 88, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.23 · Pick 119 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 108
A tidy bit of business in pick 119, where Raheim Sanders graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.24 · Pick 120 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 137
They liked Davison Igbinosun enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 120. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.23 · Pick 151 · Jack Nelson · OT · rank 152
No edge and no loss on Jack Nelson in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.27 · Pick 155 · Brant Kuithe · TE · rank 151
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brant Kuithe in the 155th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.23 · Pick 183 · Thor Griffith · DT · rank 191
They paid up for Thor Griffith at Round 6, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.23 · Pick 215 · Jack Kiser · LB · rank 202
Jack Kiser at the 215th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.24 · Pick 216 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 248
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cody Simon in pick No. 216, miles early. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
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