PACKERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

by Chaswerner · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B+
Future B-

Hard to follow the map here. The Packers bypassed quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Junior Colson at Round 3, Pick 8, a spot they had covered. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Benson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 30
In slot 28 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in pick 43, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 56
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the 49th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 68
Trey Benson in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 63
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Bullard at the 65th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent No. 72 on Junior Colson, a linebacker they were not short of.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 89
They paid up for Sedrick Van Pran at slot 78 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 86
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
Darius Robinson at Round 4, Pick 10 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · James Williams · S · rank 135
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 125 on James Williams with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
R5.10 · Pick 146 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 142
Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
Braelon Allen at No. 153 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.18 · Pick 154 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 163
Jaylen Wright at the 154th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.