nickgoulding'S MOCK DRAFT

3/22 packers

  • nickgoulding DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (GB)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (GB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Players Gained
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Ko Kieft
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Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
Williams should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: James Williams, the No. 125 name on the board, stolen at the 169th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They are betting Casey proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Graham Barton
They paid sticker price for Graham Barton in the 25th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick41 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
A tidy bit of business in slot 58, where Jonathon Brooks graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Malik Washington
They took Malik Washington at par in the 89th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They talked themselves into Cedric Gray at pick 91, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
The board had cheaper options than Jarrian Jones at Round 4, Pick 26, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 James Williams
They robbed the room for James Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Logan Lee
A reach for Logan Lee in No. 202; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in Round 6, Pick 44 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at pick 220 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A quiet steal in the 245th overall pick: Tylan Grable for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
They reached into another round for Aaron Casey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.