The Green Bay Packers are heading into the 2024 NFL Draft with a (tied) league-high 11 draft picks. That includes five in the first three rounds. 11 additions to the team is a massive opportunity to keep building for the future. However, it also gives the team an opportunity to move around. Especially in the first three rounds.
That is something Gutekunst spoke about just days before the draft.
Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst Talks Draft Day Moves
According to Zach Jacobson of The Packers Report:
Brian Gutekunst said he’d love to have “13, 14 or more” picks in this week’s draft.
The Packers are already tied for the most picks in the league with 11, so expect some movement.
Does It Makes Sense For The Packers To Trade Back?
NFL drafts begin with 32 players selected in the first round. That does not mean every single one of them has a true first round grade. It is actually pretty rare for a draft to have 32 players with a true conscientious first-round grade.
As a general rule, a first round talent is one who is good enough to be taken in the first round no matter what year it is.
At most, there are about 25 players in a draft who are true first round picks. The draft looks somewhat less this year, according to several media experts.
According to ESPN draft expert Matt Miller, only sixteen players should be considered for the first round. According to Curt Popejoy of The Draft Wire, twenty players have received first-round grades. In his opinion, the talent between picks 25 and 50 will be extremely close.
The Packers own the 25th draft pick in the first round. Depending on Gutekunst’s draft board, he may decide to move out of the round to acquire an extra day two pick. Two of the team’s most urgent needs have been mended by the signings of Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs as free agents. Even the addition of OT Andre Dillard has provided depth at a position of need.
It is likely that they will add linebackers, tackles, and defensive backs in the draft. Having an extra second or fourth rounder, for example, would give the team a much better chance of landing a quality player.
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