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2024_04_23_4
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emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THEPackers
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Packers let Pritchett fall and pounced. Final grade: B. You build a draft on nights like this. Nehemiah Pritchett had no business being available in pick No. 169, and the Packers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Mustapha pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, tight end and other spots.
The cost of the Carlies reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Graham Barton
No drama and no debate, Graham Barton went about where he belonged in slot 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick41
Rnd2
Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick65
Rnd3
Renardo Green
Renardo Green in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91
Rnd3
Roger Rosengarten
By-the-book stuff, Roger Rosengarten at No. 91 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126
Rnd4
Mohamed Kamara
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 26: Mohamed Kamara for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128
Rnd4
Malik Mustapha
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Malik Mustapha while clear needs at wide receiver, tight end and other spots sat open.
Pick141
Rnd5
Zak Zinter
Somehow Zak Zinter was still sitting there in pick 141, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142
Rnd5
Javon Foster
Javon Foster slipping to pick No. 142 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144
Rnd5
Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in No. 144 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169
Rnd5
Nehemiah Pritchett
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Nehemiah Pritchett in the 169th overall pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 202nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219
Rnd6
Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in slot 219 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick245
Rnd7
Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248
Rnd7
Jaylon Carlies
They reached into another round for Jaylon Carlies, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick255
Rnd7
Frank Crum
No edge and no loss on Frank Crum in pick 255; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.