PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Green Bay Packers

A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.

by NEAC · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Solomon Byrd in pick No. 219, a good 38 spots before the room expected him. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

However the rest shakes out, Sainristil at that price is a win they earned. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at slot 41 when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · DJ James · CB · rank 53
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in DJ James. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mike Sainristil at No. 88 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Dadrion Taylor-Demerson · S · rank 86
Good price on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in pick 91, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Cedric Gray, a linebacker that was not the priority.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 187
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
They jumped the gun on Garret Greenfield, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 257
A big swing on Solomon Byrd at No. 219, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Kimani Vidal · RB · rank 253
Kimani Vidal in pick 245 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Khalid Duke · DE-EDGE · rank 291
This one needs a full-page explanation: Khalid Duke in Round 7, Pick 35, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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