Draft Pete 2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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4-15-25

  • Draft Pete 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (GB)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (GB)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (GB)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Traded
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PHI)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PHI)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Elijhah Badger at slot 250 is 41 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Barron falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The dealing was even money, start to finish.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
The board had Jahdae Barron higher than the Round 1 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in Round 2, Pick 22, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No edge and no loss on Charles Grant in pick 87; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Baron this early at the 124th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 CJ West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They jumped the gun on Dont'e Thornton Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They talked themselves into Teddye Buchanan at the 230th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes in No. 237 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
This one needs a full-page explanation: Elijhah Badger in pick 250, miles early. It fills a real need, too.