PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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A mixed bag for the Packers, and a C+ to match.

by JChapman79 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades C-
Future B-

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Sam Hartman at slot 192, a reach of 67 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Williams pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots still on the board.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
In the 16th pick they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 91 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
They went early on Leonard Taylor III in slot 102, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots to take James Williams, a linebacker that was not the priority.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 170
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 188
A conviction pick on Tanor Bortolini at pick 179 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 259
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sam Hartman this early at Round 6, Pick 17. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 204
Ryan Flournoy in No. 202 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 213
Nathaniel Watson at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 254
Tyler Owens in slot 245 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Kimani Vidal · RB · rank 253
A straight-up fair deal on Kimani Vidal at the 255th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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