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2024_03_27_14

  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Matthew Jones at slot 245 is 26 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. McCormick at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
The board had Brian Thomas Jr. higher than the 41st pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 88 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Fair-plus on Jaden Hicks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick126 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in the 126th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 169th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick202 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
The board had cheaper options than Drake Nugent at the 202nd pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 219 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick245 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
By-the-book stuff, Sam Hartman at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.