PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Green Bay Packers

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.

by HamFamPack · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B
Future B-

The Packers torched the value chart for McCallan Castles, taking him 86 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.4 · Pick 36 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 38
Braden Fiske in the 36th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 58
They took T.J. Tampa at par in the 58th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Dadrion Taylor-Demerson · S · rank 80
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
The board had cheaper options than Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 88, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 94
No edge and no loss on MarShawn Lloyd in pick 91; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 157
A wild overpay on Myles Cole in the 126th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 158
Jaylin Simpson at slot 152 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · James Williams · LB · rank 173
They paid sticker price for James Williams in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Eric Watts · DL-EDGE · rank 239
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric Watts in No. 202, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Jacob Monk · OT · rank 236
Jacob Monk at pick 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · McCallan Castles · TE · rank 331
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McCallan Castles well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Kedon Slovis · QB · rank 303
A big swing on Kedon Slovis at Round 7, Pick 35, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.