PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers did enough to get by: C+.

by moi · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 12 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Packers shredded theirs for Cole Payton. He came off 62 spots early, and the room will hear about it. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R3.8 · Pick 72 · Daylen Everette · CB · rank 81
A reach for Daylen Everette in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Malik Muhammad · CB · rank 99
They went early on Malik Muhammad in the 84th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Kaleb Proctor · DL · rank 134
Kaleb Proctor in Round 4, Pick 10 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Matt Gulbin · C · rank 180
They reached a country mile for Matt Gulbin at slot 120, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 172
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nadame Tucker well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 193
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cole Payton in the 131st pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.20 · Pick 160 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 176
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in Round 5, Pick 20 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.20 · Pick 201 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 211
A reach on Kaelon Black in No. 201; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.5 · Pick 221 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 241
Value said wait; Trey Zuhn III in the 221st overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.20 · Pick 236 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 269
Riley Nowakowski at pick No. 236 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.23 · Pick 239 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 240
A straight-up fair deal on Fa'alili Fa'amoe at the 239th pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.25 · Pick 241 · Logan Taylor · OG · rank 258
Logan Taylor at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.39 · Pick 255 · Jack Velling · TE · rank 294
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Velling this early at pick 255. A need, and now a little less of one.
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