PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

March 29 Packers BPA B+

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The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Jones: B+.

by sophiegold · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 0 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.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In No. 25 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia in slot 55 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Haynes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 85
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 88 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
Good price on Trey Benson in the 91st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
Value with a capital V on Cedric Gray in pick 126, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
They robbed the room for Jarrian Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 153
A tidy bit of business in slot 169, where Tyrone Tracy Jr. graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
Cornelius Johnson is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 222
No edge and no loss on Jordan Magee in No. 219; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Marcellas Dial · CB · rank 243
They took Marcellas Dial at par in the 245th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
Michael Barrett at pick No. 255 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.