The ultimate Packers seven-round mock draft

It's finally draft week. After months of talk, rumors, lies, the most important moment of the NFL offseason is arriving.

For the Green Bay Packers, it's the time to go from good to great. After a surprisingly positive season in 2023 reaching the divisional round of the playoffs with the youngest roster in football, the Packers have five picks in the first three rounds, and if general manager Brian Gutekunst can keep his solid draft streak, Green Bay can become one of the most promising teams in the NFL.

Latest mock draft

As the draft season is coming to an end, this is our latest seven-round Packers mock draft this year. We will still have a lot of draft content during the week, though. For this particular mock, we used ESPN's simulator tool.

Round 1, Pick 25 - DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa

He's a polarizing name among Packers fans, mostly because some people got tired of seeing his name mocked to Green Bay during the pre-draft process. So, here I am following the trend.

Offensive line is probably a bigger need, but Cooper DeJean would be an ideal piece for the Packers. Even though there are question marks about his man coverage ability, he can excel as a zone corner — and even man-heavy teams play more zone nowadays.

Even if he can't be a boundary corner, DeJean would help the Packers as the starting safety alongside Xavier McKinney, eventually also playing as the big nickel. He can also add value as a punt returner.

Round 2, Pick 41 - OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU

With a 9.38 Relative Athletic Score, Suamataia is the type of prospect the Packers would like to develop. At BYU, he had two starting seasons — at right tackle in 2022 and at left tackle in 2023. He's too tall to play guard, but Green Bay would happily take a real tackle and let the guard problems to solve later on. With good size and strength, he still has several technique points to develop, but the value in the second round is really good.

Round 2, Pick 58 - EDGE Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan

It's hard to find great edge rushers beyond the first round, but Kneeland is a classic Packers type. He's athletic and excels with bullrushes, even though his technique and variety of pass rush moves are limited. In the second round, that's good enough.

The Packers have Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, and Lukas Van Ness, so Kneeland would come in as edge 4 while Kingsley Enagbare recovers from his ACL injury. In Green Bay, the young defender would have time to develop his skills.

Round 3, Pick 88 - LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky

That might not be the greatest value of this class, but Trevin Wallace is absolutely a player the Packers like. They have already talked to him multiple times in the process, and his athletic profile and playing style reminds us of Quay Walker and Oren Burks. The Packers have a huge short- and long-term need at linebacker, so Wallace would offer a path to get better without spending high draft capital.

Round 3, Pick 91 - RB Jaylen Wright, Tennessee

The Packers released Aaron Jones and signed Josh Jacobs, but Jacobs' style is much closer to AJ Dillon's. Green Bay would still need a running back to attack concepts outside the tackles, which at this point is a role for Emanuel Wilson.

Jaylen Wright is an intriguing option, one of the most elusive running backs of this class. He's fast and athletic, and would be a perfect complement to Jacobs' style.

Round 4, Pick 126 - IOL Tanor Bortolini, Wisconsin

Bortolini is one of my favorite day 3 prospects. He's athletic, fast, and has solid blocking technique. The Packers are not as inclined to take Wisconsin players as their fans are, but Bortolini could immediately fight for the starting job at right guard. Eventually, he would also be an option to play at center if the coaching staff decides to keep Zach Tom at right tackle and Josh Myers moves on.

Round 5, Pick 169 - S Dominique Hampton, Washington

Hampton is a hard-hitting, athletic, developmental strong safety. The Packers might very well just use Cooper DeJean here in this scenario, but if the first-rounder pans out as a cornerback, they will need more bodies at safety.

With the transition for a single high-heavy scheme, Hampton would be an interesting option to play in the box.

Round 6, Pick 202 - DT Jaden Crumedy, Mississippi State

Last year, the Packers found a good interior defensive lineman in the sixth round with Karl Brooks. It would still make sense to add another piece, and Crumedy is a high floor option with good anchor and power to play inside, even though he still has a long way to be an effective pass rusher.

Round 6, Pick 219 - QB Devin Leary, Kentucky

The Packers talked to Leary at the Shrine Bowl, so we know there's at least some kind of interest there. Brian Gutekunst has said that he wants to keep taking developmental quarterbacks, and the Kentucky prospect can be that. He's slightly undersized for the Packers' usual options, but he has good mobility and is a creative quarterback to throw out of structure.

Round 7, Pick 245 - IOL Kingsley Eguakun, Florida

In this scenario, I had already taken a primary tackle and a primary guard, so here's the missing piece. Eguakun was a college center, even though there's some expectation that he can play at guard too. However, center is in fact his best position, because his frame isn't ideal to play elsewhere. He has elite explosiveness and agility to block in the move, and his technique to anchor is above average.

Round 7, Pick 255 - EDGE Braiden McGregor, Michigan

McGregor's playing style coming almost always from 7- and 9-tech might make you think he's undersized, but he actually has ideal size to be an edge. Last season, he played 239 pass rush snaps and generated 28 pressures, besides batting three other passes. He's not an overly athletic prospect, but he could also help on special teams.