PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Packers 2024 02-08-1 B-

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

by Pack a Day 1 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B-
Trades B
Future B-

The Packers torched the value chart for Dwight McGlothern, taking him 40 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.1 · Pick 33 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 34
They paid sticker price for Kamren Kinchens in the 33rd pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 38
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 41 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 62
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonathon Brooks. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at Round 3, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
Zak Zinter at No. 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
A curious use of pick 91. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Tykee Smith did not.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 128
They took Javon Foster at par in pick 125, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 158
A wild overpay on Jaylen Wright in the 135th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 209
Jawhar Jordan at the 203rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 257
Dwight McGlothern at Round 6, Pick 42 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 242
A big swing on Matthew Jones at pick No. 219, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 239
Joshua Cephus in No. 222 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · McKade Mettauer · OG · rank 280
They talked themselves into McKade Mettauer at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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