jleisher Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 As of this morning, Packer's 2024 salary cap is at about $12m. Used Fanspeaks GM simulator for extensions, trades and draft. NFLdraftbuzz.com was used for scouting reports. Russ Ball, Matt LaFleur and Gutekunst start clearing some salary cap space. Released the following players: David Bakhtairi LT Samori Toure WR Packers continue their restructuring of contracts: Elgton Jenkins LG, $5.1m roster bonus is converted into signing bonus. Packers sign extensions for two starters: Kenny Clark DT 4yrs. $16m 80%, cap hit $11.2m Jaire Alexander CB 4yrs. $16m 80%, cap hit $11.2m Packers resign four players: Aaron Jones RB 2yrs. $7m 80%, cap hit $5.6m Jon Runyan RG/C 2yrs. $6m 60%, cap hit $4.8m Rudy Ford S 2 yrs. $3.5m 50%, cap hit $2.8m Eric Wilson LB/ST 2yrs. $3.5m 50%, cap hit $2.8m Gutekunst is more active than normal with trades and free agent signings. Packer's trade: Christian Watson WR, Brenton Cox Jr. and pick #41 are sent to Arizona for pick #27. Royce Newman T/G is sent to Rams for pick #216. TJ Slaton NT/DT is sent to Denver for a 2025 5th round pick. (With Clark moving back to DT and Van Ness alongside him, give Brooks more playing time.) De'Vondre Campbell with pick #127 is sent to NE for pick #104. After the following moves, the Packer's salary cap is about $87m. Outside FA's signings: Xavier McKinney S Giants 4yrs. $14m 80%, cap hit of $9.8m Kamren Curl S Washington 4yrs. $14m 80%, cap hit of $9.8m Andrew Van Ginkel LB Dolphins 4yrs. $8m 80%, cap hit of $5.6m Derrick Henry RB Titans 2yrs. $10m 80%, cap hit of $8m Packer's cap space is now about $54m. 2024 Packers mock draft. #25. Packers select: Jackson Powers-Johnson IOL Oregon PASS BLOCKING: 97% RUN BLOCKING: 91% Exhibits a broad, barrel-chested frame with excellent athletic ability and power. Demonstrates outstanding initial quickness and agility, enabling explosive movements out of his stance. Strong hands and shoulders deliver significant impact on double-team blocks and in torque to uproot defenders. Fluid movement on climbs and screens, effectively engaging and overpowering smaller targets. Capable of clearing the pocket against adjacent rushers, ensuring robust pass protection. Maintains performance under pressure, evident from playing through injuries without sacrificing power. Brings a tone-setting demeanor to the field, with the ability to enforce his will on defenders. Quick-twitch, explosive run-blocker, excelling in both gap and zone schemes. #30. Packers select: Graham Barton OL Duke PASS BLOCKING: 78% RUN BLOCKING: 76% Embodies explosive power from the snap, leveraging bursts into formidable blocking force. Excels in space blocking, showcasing range, tenacity, and a relentless drive to finish. Brings a robust and proportional frame, efficiently distributing mass to optimize blocking leverage. Flexibility and adaptability allow him to sustain leverage and adjust mid-rep, crucial for maintaining control. Deploys a wide base and controlled hand placement to envelop and anchor against rushers effectively. His football IQ and versatility shine, processing in-game dynamics seamlessly across multiple line positions. His background at center and athleticism makes him a fit for zone schemes, offering rare mobility for his size. Exhibits the 'scrapper' mentality, tenaciously fighting for real estate and maintaining block control. #57. Packers select: Braden Fiske DT Florida St. TACKLING: 59% PASS RUSH: 79% RUN DEFENSE: 80% Displayed an incredible combination of size and speed with a 4.78 forty at 292 pounds. He also put-up elite numbers in vertical, and shuttle. He's a serious freak! Displays exceptional athleticism and movement skills, crucial for a defensive tackle. Quick off the ball, showing ability to penetrate with his get-off when timing the snap count effectively. Effective in setting up pass-rush moves and demonstrates agility and quickness. Exhibits upper-body strength and physicality at the point of attack against the run. Outstanding explosiveness and snap timing, carrying high energy into contact. Shows a strong motor, willing to chase plays across the field with relentless pursuit. Has the strength and power to absorb and pry through double-teams, showcasing good leverage in run defense. Utilizes a diverse set of pass-rushing moves, including a solid arm-over and powerful forklift moves. #88. Packers select: Mike Sainristi CB Michigan QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 77.2 TACKLING: 68% RUN DEFENSE: 78% COVERAGE: 87% ZONE: 78% MAN/PRESS: 85% Can get up under a receiver’s chin and has the speed to flip his hips and run downfield. Sainristil has the quick and surprisingly powerful hands to jostle receivers early. But he’s at his best peeking into the backfield. He can flip his hips and run, with good top-end speed and the length to make plays on the ball. Has the quick feet to mirror receivers underneath. He also has the fluid hips and top-end speed to turn and run downfield. Sainristil shows good awareness when dropping into zone coverage, with good route recognition and the ability to break quickly and cover a lot of ground. Explodes out of his backpedal and has exceptional closing speed, showing excellent timing and the ball skills to come up with the interception. Changes directions with ease and has the frame to hold up at any spot in the secondary. Instincts are outstanding, and Sainristil does an excellent job in route recognition. #91. Packers select: Audric Estime RB Notre Dame RUSHING: 92% BREAK TACKLES: 87% RECEIVING/HANDS: 68% PASS BLOCKING: 51% RUN BLOCKING: 62% Estime's robust physique and leg strength enable him to break through arm tackles and create his own running lanes. Demonstrates excellent patience between the tackles and swiftly attacks even narrow gaps. Falls forward on contact, consistently gaining positive yardage. Shows bursts of impressive lateral agility, complementing his power running style. His ability to quickly change tempo and gain speed surprises defenses, especially at the second level. Displays good contact balance, adept at spinning off or bouncing from soft contacts. Efficient running style, maximizing yardage without unnecessary moves. Has the build and skill suitable for pass protection roles. #104. Packers trade down with Bears for picks #111 and #123. #111. Packers select: Junior Colson LB Michigan TACKLING: 97% PASS RUSH: 68% RUN DEFENSE: 85% COVERAGE: 84% Impressive coverage skills, able to stay in-phase against running backs and tight ends. Quick to diagnose play action, showcasing fast reaction times to get to depth/landmarks. Exhibits strong run defense, adept at sifting through chaos and making key stops. Effective communicator pre-snap, ensuring defensive alignment and awareness. Consistent tackler with the ability to use body weight effectively to bring down opponents. Has the speed and agility to cover vertical routes and contribute effectively to Tampa 2 schemes. Demonstrates good instincts and ability to read the quarterback's eyes in zone coverage. Brings a physical presence to the field, willing to engage and take on blocks. #123. Packers select: Cole Bishop S Utah QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 82.9 TACKLING: 72% RUN DEFENSE: 72% COVERAGE: 68% ZONE: 69% MAN/PRESS: 69% Has the fluid athleticism and speed to cover tight ends and maybe even some big slot receivers. Bishop has the ball skills to create turnovers. He also has value as a blitzer. He has the ability to move down and cover tight ends, with the fluid hips to turn and the speed to run with anyone down the middle of the field. His ball skills are very good. He tracks the ball well downfield and has the hands and coordination to come away with interceptions even when Bishop isn’t targeted often. Has the change-of-direction ability to mirror underneath but did solid work out of press and off coverage. Shows good instincts when facing the action in zone coverage, and he has solid ball skills. Tracks the ball well downfield and has the innate feel for high-point passes. He’s willing to come up and fill against the run and seems to take pride in delivering violent hits in run support. Bishop has good size and is a fluid mover, capable of mirroring quickness underneath. #130. Packers select: Isaac Guerendo RB Louisville RUSHING: 90% BREAK TACKLES: 89% RECEIVING/HANDS: 85% PASS BLOCKING: 51% RUN BLOCKING: 51% Guerendo shows suddenness off the line of scrimmage and accelerates quickly, and his top-end speed is among the best in this draft. Once Guerendo plants his foot, he’s explosive moving up field, and his 0-to-60 acceleration is enough to catch defenses off-guard. He accelerates 0-to-60 and hits top speed fast enough to outrun angles. He’s also flexible and agile, able to keep the pedal to the floor as he turns and weaves. An excellent blocker on the outside, he also adds value in the running game. He blends good size and speed, as well as the competitive demeanor of a playmaker. He’s capable as a receiver, a weapon on swing passes and in the screen game. Guerendo was asked to pick up blitzes often and has the strength to anchor and stand up blitzers. #169. Packers select: Isaiah Adams OL Illinois PASS BLOCKING: 62% RUN BLOCKING: 77% Effective grappling in the phone booth, with the upper-body strength and strong hands to outbattle defenders. Adams also shows a good understanding of angles when moving out to the second level. Consistently lands blocks at the second level, and Adams finishes strong. As a pass protector, he has violent, heavy hands. Along with a strong initial punch, he has the hand strength to grip and redirect pass rushers. He plays with good leverage despite his taller frame, and he’s a surprisingly good mover for his size, showing fluidity and flexibility when blocking on the second level. In pass protection, he flashes a strong initial punch and typically has good hand placement. Adams flashes power and nastiness in the run game, able to win at the point of attack and athletic enough to get out as a pulling blocker before landing blocks on the move at the second level. Coordinated when moving to the second level as a run blocker, capable of landing blocks on the move. #200. Packers select: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint WR Georgia QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 115.7 HANDS: 89% SHORT RECEIVING: 75% INTERMEDIATE ROUTES: 82% DEEP THREAT: 78% BLOCKING: 72% Shows good sense as a route runner and provides an enormous catch radius over the middle of the field. Rosemy-Jacksaint has soft hands and uses his frame effectively to shield defenders, making him a major threat in the red zone. He’s also a violent runner with the ball in his hands. He’s very good working outside the numbers, showing excellent ball-tracking skills, and Rosemy-Jacksaint does the little things well downfield, including leaving enough room on the sideline for his quarterback to drop in a throw. Has the strong hands any NFL wide receiver coach and quarterback would covet. Tracks the deep ball over either shoulder or brings in passes fluidly without breaking stride downfield. He transitions quickly from receiver to runner, and he has enough speed to threaten the seam. Rosemy-Jacksaint shows good initial quickness off the line of scrimmage, and he has enough strength to be able to consistently escape the jam at the next level. He’s a coordinated hands catcher who effectively tracks the ball downfield. An excellent blocker on the outside, he also adds value in the running game. #216. Packers select: Malik Mustapha SS Wake Forest QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 91.6 TACKLING: 66% RUN DEFENSE: 85% COVERAGE: 71% ZONE: 68% MAN/PRESS: 73% Elite athletic skills -- Made Bruce Feldman's 'Freaks List' at number 59. He wrote: "The 5-10, 205 junior is a 1,300-pound lifter (that includes his bench, squat and clean) and has vertical-jumped 36 1/2 inches this offseason. He also plays really, really fast, having hit 23 MPH on the GPS in a game." Is athletic enough to play just about any style of coverage and dominate. Mustapha typically lines up in press, where Mustapha has the quick, powerful hands to disrupt receivers at the line of scrimmage. Straight-line speed to take a pick to the house. Can punish receivers with closing speed and desire to hit at max impact. Great on route recognition and has click-and-close abilitendery. His ball skills are very good. Mustapha tracks the ball well downfield and has the hands and coordination to come away with interceptions even when he isn’t targeted often. Is an explosive mover with quickness and speed. He’s at his best attacking downhill, shooting gaps in run support, and disrupting the backfield. Very good in run support, an aggressive tackler, and capable of breaking down and securing tackles in space. Very aggressive attacking receiver blocks and tackles like a safety. #217. Packers select: Elijah Jones CB Boston College QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 48.3 TACKLING: 66% RUN DEFENSE: 66% COVERAGE: 87% ZONE: 85% MAN/PRESS: 79% Instinctive, adept at reading routes and anticipating throws, and strong in zone coverage. He’s also very good in zone coverage, showing a great understanding of routes and the ability to close quickly. Jones has the straight-line speed to recover. His ball skills are tremendous, with good hands and the potential to take it to the house any time Jones gets his hands on the ball. Can get up on the line of scrimmage and deliver a solid punch early in routes, then use that quickness to shadow, or back off and close quickly when the ball comes out. Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball. #218. Packers select: Tyrice Knight LB UTEP TACKLING: 75% PASS RUSH: 75% RUN DEFENSE: 70% COVERAGE: 71% Closes quickly on relatively immobile quarterbacks. A consistently heavy hitter who flashes explosiveness and the ability to separate the ball. He’s an explosive mover who plays an aggressive, physical style. He’s extremely instinctive playing the run, and when Knight was at his best, he showed sideline-to-sideline range. An instinctive run defender who is quick to read and react, he is consistently in the right spot at the right time. Knight shows good speed and closing burst when blitzing. Downhill defender and physical tackler. Uses his eyes to decipher and break down the play, showing good awareness and discipline to sniff out fakes. A chase-and-tackle Will prospect, he is instinctive, reading and reacting quickly and showing the ability to absolutely fly around the field. #244. Packers select: Jerrian Jones CB Florida St. QB RATING WHEN TARGETED: 31.2 TACKLING: 57% RUN DEFENSE: 73% COVERAGE: 90% ZONE: 87% MAN/PRESS: 82% Does a good job getting his head around in time when playing with his back to the line of scrimmage. Has the ability to cover quickness underneath. Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands. He’s also very good in zone coverage, showing a great understanding of routes and the ability to close quickly. Tracks the ball well downfield and shows good ball skills, including the ability to go up and high-point it in contested-catch situations. Explodes out of his backpedal and has the hands and coordination to force interceptions. He’ll line up in press at times, where Jones has a quick and powerful punch. His ball skills are good, and he plays with an extremely confident and competitive demeanor. UDFA's: (PS) Austin Reed QB Kimani Vidal RB Jalen Coker WR Jared Wiley TE Ethan Driskell T Matthew Jones G Matt Lee C Jaden Crumedy DT Mason Cole DE Jackson Sirmon ILB Dallas Gant LB Josh Wallace CB Omar Brown FS Trey Taylor S 53-Man roster: QB: Love, Clifford RB: Henry, Jones, Estime, Guerender WR: Doubs, Reed, Wicks, Melton, Heath, Rosemy-Jacksaint TE: Musgrave, Kraft, Sims, Wiley LT: Walker, Coleman T/G LG: Jenkins OC: Myers, Powers-Johnson C/G RG: Runyan, Barton T/G/C RT: Tom, C. Jones P: Whelan K: Carlson LS: Orzach DE: Gary, Van Ness DE/DT, Smith, Wooden DT: Clark, Fiske, Wyatt, Brooks LB: Walker, McDuffie, Colson, Wilson, Van Ginkel, Knight CB: Alexander, Valentine, Sainristi, J. Jones, E. Jones, Ballentine S: Curl, McKinney, Ford, Bishop, Mustapha Hope you all enjoyed this. 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CrazyJoeDavola Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I appreciate the effort. And I know you're just kinda throwing stuff out there but I can't get behind anything that trades away Watson. Then you follow it up with a center in the first. Even the selection of Estime can't bring me back. But it's good to see a few different babes anyway even if I'm not a big fan of the overall product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReasonablySober Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTwoSixFive Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I believe Sainristil is firmly a second round pick, now. After changing the head of strength and conditioning, you aren't willing to give Christian Watson another shot ? Too many picks traded and the wrong players imo (wrong = Slaton and Watson). I doubt Newman and Campbell are traded away, release is more likely. Taking a RB with a shockingly low 40 time (Estime), no thanks. Add a 30yr old RB in Henry - no. Additions a little bold with McKinney AND Curl at Safety, along with RB Henry too. Draft was ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadyToThump Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachbuns Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Man o man .. you sure like to do mock drafts. I like looking at them and you certainly throw a lot of different stuff up there. Draft is different and trading some of the present players is certainly interesting if not eye opening. Do what you gotta do .. ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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