l064n'S MOCK DRAFT

Packer Draft 2024

  • l064n DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (GB)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAR)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Packers let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Christian Jones slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at slot 217. Highway robbery.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board.

They are betting Allen proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
No edge and no loss on Terrion Arnold in the 25th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick41 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in No. 41 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick88 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They liked Braelon Allen enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 29. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick 125 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick135 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick No. 135 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd6 Christian Jones
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Jones reach the 217th overall pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at the 219th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II slipping to slot 246 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.