PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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2026AAO C

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers bled value on every deal, hence the C.

by Cheezhed63 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future C+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Packers reached some 44 spots for Riley Mahlman, and value like that does not grow back. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Igbinosun pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Hit on Gennings Dunker and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.21 · Pick 53 · Gennings Dunker · OG · rank 51
They took Gennings Dunker at par in Round 2, Pick 21, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 62
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Golday. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.24 · Pick 88 · Daylen Everette · CB · rank 83
Daylen Everette at the 88th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.36 · Pick 100 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 80
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Davison Igbinosun in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Kage Casey · OT · rank 161
Kage Casey in slot 120 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Beau Stephens · OG · rank 160
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Beau Stephens. It fills a real need, too.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 164
Demond Claiborne at Round 4, Pick 24 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.20 · Pick 160 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 163
Nate Boerkircher at the 160th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.20 · Pick 201 · VJ Payne · S · rank 200
No edge and no loss on VJ Payne in the 201st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.20 · Pick 236 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 239
No drama and no debate, Robert Spears-Jennings went about where he belonged in pick 236. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.39 · Pick 255 · Riley Mahlman · OT · rank 299
A wild overpay on Riley Mahlman in slot 255, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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