- HOME
- REGISTER/LOGIN
- MOCK DRAFT SIMULATOR
- GAME & FANTASY SIM
- FEATURES
- MADDEN RATINGS
- NFL SEASON PROJECTION
- NFL WEEK PREDICTIONS
- DRAFT WALL
- DRAFT ORDER
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '26
- MOST POPULAR PICKS '27
- DEPTH CHART CREATOR
- 2026 NFL TEAM PREVIEWS
- NFL TEAM'S DRAFT PICKS
- COLLEGES
- PROSPECTS BY CONFERENCE
- PLAY RATINGS
- MOCK DRAFTS
- DRAFT DO-OVER
- BUZZ BIG BOARD
2024_08_24_1
-
emc2feld DRAFTING FOR THEPackers
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Players traded away
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall
B
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureD
The Packers let Ward fall and pounced. Final grade: B. Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Ward got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at pick 183.
Every board in the league had Powell-Ryland lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick23
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In slot 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that.
Pick55
Rnd2
Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter in pick 55 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick58
Rnd2
Rod Moore
No drama and no debate, Rod Moore went about where he belonged in pick No. 58. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick87
Rnd3
Tory Horton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tory Horton in the Round 3 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick88
Rnd3
Howard Cross III
Steal is underselling it; Howard Cross III at Round 3, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122
Rnd4
Shilo Sanders
Taking Shilo Sanders in the 122nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick124
Rnd4
Rylie Mills
Fair-plus on Rylie Mills, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127
Rnd4
Jasheen Davis
They paid sticker price for Jasheen Davis in the 127th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151
Rnd5
Sonny Styles
Somehow Sonny Styles was still sitting there in slot 151, and they pounced on premier safety value. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick154
Rnd5
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 154 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick155
Rnd5
Dillon Gabriel
The board fumbled Dillon Gabriel all the way to the 155th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick159
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
No edge and no loss on Domani Jackson in pick No. 159; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183
Rnd6
Cam Ward
Cam Ward in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186
Rnd6
Jo'Quavious Marks
A conviction pick on Jo'Quavious Marks at Round 6, Pick 26 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188
Rnd6
Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams slipping to the 188th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick191
Rnd6
Oronde Gadsden II
They paid up for Oronde Gadsden II at No. 191 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215
Rnd7
Armand Membou
They robbed the room for Armand Membou here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216
Rnd7
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223
Rnd7
Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 223 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.































