Mike Emery'S MOCK DRAFT
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Mike Emery'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

In My Perfect World

  • Mike Emery DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (GB)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (GB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (GB)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (GB)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jordan Love
QB
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Wagner should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a D+.

The phones were a trap the Packers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Rucci pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wagner.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 2 they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in slot 35 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Banks at pick No. 44, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick52 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 2 slot on Anthony Hill Jr. with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
Pick84 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
The board had Elijah Sarratt higher than the 84th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
The board fumbled Malik Muhammad all the way to the 120th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Charles Demmings at pick 160 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Somehow Aamil Wagner was still sitting there in the 201st pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyren Montgomery at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
The board had cheaper options than Nolan Rucci at Round 7, Pick 39, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.