PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Green Bay Packers

Best value of the weekend goes to the Packers for Wilson: B.

by TitletownUSA · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Packers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Williams pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, running back and other spots. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They banked enough surplus on Wilson to cover a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Puni lower, and that gap is the story.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 26
In the 30th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Fair-plus on Jordan Morgan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
Payton Wilson at pick No. 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 82
A reach for Michael Hall Jr. in pick 70; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 88
Dominick Puni at the 72nd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
They paid a round early for Cole Bishop in No. 95, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Khyree Jackson in slot 104. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
A surprising call. With quarterback, running back and other spots still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 26 on James Williams, a linebacker they were not short of.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
Elijah Jones at the 128th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
The board had cheaper options than Justin Eboigbe at pick 138, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Taking Johnny Wilson in No. 144 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.18 · Pick 154 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kitan Oladapo. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 181
A premium they did not need to pay, Ty'Ron Hopper a notch or two before his time. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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