2016 Draft

[Sparkey]

A lot of the do your own mock sites have him going in the 20s. I think ThunderDan has done half a dozen where he gets Ragland almost everytime.

Lot of the current mocks from writers have him going in the teens.

The only reason for Ragland to slide is ??? on his coverage abilities. Green Bay plays nickel almost 60% of the time on D. Is Ragland good enough to stay on the field in Nickel ?

The answer to that question will determine where he goes in the draft..... IMO

[ThunderDan]

A lot of the do your own mock sites have him going in the 20s. I think ThunderDan has done half a dozen where he gets Ragland almost everytime.

Lot of the current mocks from writers have him going in the teens.

Yup and I think the Packers have an OK shot at getting him.

We know the first 2 picks will be QBs. That probably causes a team to grab the 3rd best QB in the 1st also because they don't want to miss out. Think Christian Ponder and MN a few years back.

If a team grabs a WR in the 10s that will probably cause 2 WRs to go in the next 10-15 picks. No need to grab a WR after the 1st 3 that high but you don't want to miss one of those 3.

Then once the OTs and DTs start to go that will cause those positions to go. My worry is if Myles Jack goes early then you would guess the other top tier LBs will go before the Packers. In that case we should either get a top DT or OT.

[pbmax]

Here is a former Packer scout, Marc Lillibridge, with a three round mock. For the Packers:

1. Reggie Ragland
2. Jihad Ward
3. Joe Thuney

http://590thefan.com/bridges-three-round-mock

[Patler]

Thuney does sound like a TT sort of guy. Lots of starts at LT, but also at other spots whenever needed. Highest Wonderlic among OL at 39.

[call_me_ishmael]

I also want to know how Ragland makes it to the Packers? I just don't see it happening with him being rated as one of the top 10 defensive prospects in this draft. If he is there I would think this a no brainer for the Packers but what do I know?

Give a choice of Ragland + someone else, or Billings and Jaylon Smith, what do you do? Are you okay with Jaylon sitting out a year? I think I am if he is as good as everyone claims. Packers are the perfect org for him to take a year and get better. I would even be okay with Ragland + Smith.

[Patler]

At this point, I think the negatives on Jaylon Smith add up to where I don't want him before the 4th round. If he should last that long, then maybe if the Packers haven't used their fourth to trade up. I look at these negatives:

- he won't pay in 2016
- it could be 2018 before he is full recovered, if it ever happens
- there is a chance, even if slight, that he never plays again, and it seems that chance might be more then slight;
- even if he does play again, he might not be the player he was.

[pbmax]

PFT has a mock draft: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...mulated-draft/

That has 5 QBs going in the first round. Its the first I have heard a number like that. But the 3rd QB is Lynch to the 49ers, and I could see the 49ers looking for a QB, even trading down to get one if they thought it safe. Numbers 4 and 5 are the Cardinals and Broncos who pick after the Pack.

A 3 QB run would be good for the Packers, plausible, even if 5 in the first is far fetched.

Are there any other runs that could help?

[ThunderDan]

PFT has a mock draft: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...mulated-draft/

That has 5 QBs going in the first round. Its the first I have heard a number like that. But the 3rd QB is Lynch to the 49ers, and I could see the 49ers looking for a QB, even trading down to get one if they thought it safe. Numbers 4 and 5 are the Cardinals and Broncos who pick after the Pack.

A 3 QB run would be good for the Packers, plausible, even if 5 in the first is far fetched.

Are there any other runs that could help?

WR, that takes 3 slots once they go.

[run pMc]

CB's. There will be at least 2 if not 4 of them going in the first round, not counting Jalen Ramsey (who is either a S or CB).

[wist43]

First round wish list

Billings, DT, Baylor
Taylor Decker, OT, OSU
Josh Doctson, WR, TCU
Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama
Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
Leonard Flyod, LB, Georgia
Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
William Jackson III, CB, Houston

Some of those will be gone, and there are others that I like... this is a deep draft.

[Deputy Nutz]

I like everyone on that list except Floyd. Something about Georgia Linebackers

[call_me_ishmael]

I really like Floyd - but I've only seen highlights. He looks super athletic to me.

[Joemailman]

Scout.com with average draft positions for players from mock drafts.

http://www.scout.com/nfl/blip/MDMPlayerListing

[wist43]

I really like Floyd - but I've only seen highlights. He looks super athletic to me.

I think Floyd is the kind of guy that you're drafting for 2 years down the line... he's rail thin. Give him a couple of years to mature and get in an NFL training program and he has the potential to be a guy like Javon Kearse.

He has length, long arms, and can bend the corner... he's got upside. Don't think he's the athlete Kearse was, but I think he can be a player. Might take a year or two though.

[pbmax]

Well the theoretical draft is going south on us:

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Someone may be laying in ambush, but unless Dallas trades back into first round, hard to find a landing spot for QB Paxton Lynch in round 1.