PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

by NorthBayCA71 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B

The Packers put a flag in the ground for Baylor Cupp, 173 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

That James pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 34
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamren Kinchens. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
Bralen Trice at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 87
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
Bucky Irving at pick 91 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · DJ James · CB · rank 113
DJ James slid further than he should have, and the 125th pick is lovely value for the cornerback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 171
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at the 135th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 151
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Baylor Cupp · TE · rank 376
This one needs a full-page explanation: Baylor Cupp in pick 203, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · McKade Mettauer · OG · rank 280
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for McKade Mettauer. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 258
They reached a country mile for Walter Rouse at slot 219, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Maurice Smith · C · rank 245
Maurice Smith in pick No. 246 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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