57packer'S MOCK DRAFT

8mar24

  • 57packer DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (GB)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (GB)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (GB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (GB)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (GB)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B-.

The board owed the Packers one, and it paid up: Jarrian Jones, the No. 149 name on the board, sitting there at No. 204 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Bishop has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
By-the-book stuff, Terrion Arnold at No. 25 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu is a better player than pick 41 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Max Melton
They paid sticker price for Max Melton in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at the 88th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson at pick No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 4, Pick 27 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick168 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at the 168th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in slot 204 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace in No. 216 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick243 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They let Rasheen Ali come to them and pounced at pick No. 243. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick251 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.