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2024_04_18_1
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emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THEPackers
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Budda
Baker
S
Rashod
Bateman
WR
Ka'imi
Fairbairn
PK
KJ
Hamler
WR
Rick
Lovato
LS
John
Metchie III
WR
BJ
Ojulari
LB
Tommy
Townsend
P
Players traded away
Akial
Byers
DT
Christian
Watson
WR
Dre
Miller
WR
Joel
Wilson
TE
Keshawn
Banks
LB
Kylin
Hill
RB
Royce
Newman
OG
Zayne
Anderson
S
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
D-
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureC
The Packers bled value on every deal, hence the D-. The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Trey Taylor at the 226th pick regardless, 36 picks early. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
The Packers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Cooper DeJean
In No. 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41
Rnd2
Amarius Mims
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 9: Amarius Mims for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick42
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Somehow Kool-Aid McKinstry was still sitting there in the 42nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58
Rnd2
Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to pick 58 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick90
Rnd3
Dominick Puni
A straight-up fair deal on Dominick Puni at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 104th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick105
Rnd4
Trey Benson
A running back of that caliber at the 105th pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110
Rnd4
Beaux Limmer
A conviction pick on Beaux Limmer at the 110th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123
Rnd4
Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in slot 123. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126
Rnd4
Mohamed Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 126 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131
Rnd4
Roger Rosengarten
No edge and no loss on Roger Rosengarten in No. 131; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134
Rnd4
James Williams
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 34, where James Williams graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick138
Rnd5
Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick162
Rnd5
Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in pick 162, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick169
Rnd5
Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the 169th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170
Rnd5
Brandon Coleman
They paid a round early for Brandon Coleman in Round 5, Pick 34, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Steal is underselling it; Luke McCaffrey at pick 171 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172
Rnd5
Jordan Travis
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Travis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175
Rnd5
Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in No. 175 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181
Rnd6
Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 181st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186
Rnd6
Tykee Smith
They robbed the room for Tykee Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick188
Rnd6
Trente Jones
Trente Jones in pick No. 188 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190
Rnd6
Jaylan Ford
A reach for Jaylan Ford in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick202
Rnd6
Logan Lee
They paid up for Logan Lee at No. 202 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick215
Rnd6
Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali slid further than he should have, and pick 215 is lovely value for the running back. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219
Rnd6
Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the 219th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick225
Rnd7
Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in slot 225 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226
Rnd7
Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at the 226th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick239
Rnd7
Edefuan Ulofoshio
Good price on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 19, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245
Rnd7
Jalen Sundell
They paid sticker price for Jalen Sundell in pick No. 245, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247
Rnd7
Nick Gargiulo
A big swing on Nick Gargiulo at pick No. 247, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick253
Rnd7
Omar Brown
Value said wait; Omar Brown in No. 253 says they were not listening. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick255
Rnd7
Ryan Watts
They took Ryan Watts at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.