emc2feld'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

2024_04_18_6

  • emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.

There is reaching, and then there is Joe Milton III at pick 169. The Packers jumped the board by 31 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Getting Schrader where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick No. 25 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at No. 41 when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick58 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Junior Colson in slot 58 leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots for later.
Pick88 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Renardo Green at pick 88. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A curious use of the 91st pick. Edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Jaden Hicks did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They talked themselves into Joe Milton III at slot 169, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at Round 6, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor in No. 245 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nick Gargiulo
A wild overpay on Nick Gargiulo in pick No. 255, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.