PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Packers 2024 04-17-2 B-

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Green Bay Packers

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

by PackersFanForever · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades C+
Future B

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Packers reached some 66 spots for Dallas Gant, and value like that does not grow back. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Hadden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
In pick 28 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in the 43rd overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at the 58th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Dadrion Taylor-Demerson · S · rank 86
They paid sticker price for Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in slot 88, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 97
They will replay MarShawn Lloyd at pick No. 126 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
A premium they did not need to pay, Kitan Oladapo a notch or two before his time. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Jalyx Hunt · DE-EDGE · rank 152
Jalyx Hunt at Round 5, Pick 33 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 214
They jumped the gun on Nathaniel Watson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 168
Kamal Hadden in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 195
Steal is underselling it; Trente Jones at the 245th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Dallas Gant · LB · rank 321
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dallas Gant well ahead of where he belonged. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
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