Official 2023 NFL Draft Thread

[run pMc]

I traded our 3rd round pick for a later 3rd Rd and 4th Rd. Traded the new 4th Rd for the later 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th.

I figure we have to dump $20,000,000 in salary cap by the start of the year. There are going to be a bunch of roster spots for rookies or league minimum vets to keep us under the cap this year no matter what we do with Arod.

PFF and the Consensus Board have mock simulators too. Not sure if Draft Network's is running yet. They're all a little wacky and the rankings keep changing for players. I think that will be the case until a week or two after the combine.

GB currently has picks at 15 (R1), 45 (R2), 78 (R3), 113 (R4), 146 (R5), and three in R7 at 201, 210, 216. IIRC they have something like 11 roster spots open based on who is under contract, so it's possible they trade back but probably not much. Gute's tendency to keep all his draft pick rookies (e.g., Ford, Walker, Toure, Carpenter this year) tells me all his picks are making the roster barring criminal idiocy or player incompetence.

[Joemailman]

PFF and the Consensus Board have mock simulators too. Not sure if Draft Network's is running yet. They're all a little wacky and the rankings keep changing for players. I think that will be the case until a week or two after the combine.

GB currently has picks at 15 (R1), 45 (R2), 78 (R3), 113 (R4), 146 (R5), and three in R7 at 201, 210, 216. IIRC they have something like 11 roster spots open based on who is under contract, so it's possible they trade back but probably not much. Gute's tendency to keep all his draft pick rookies (e.g., Ford, Walker, Toure, Carpenter this year) tells me all his picks are making the roster barring criminal idiocy or player incompetence.

They're widely expected to get a 5th round comp pick for MVS. Some also think they'll get 2 7th round comp picks for Oren Burks and Chandon Sullivan. Not sure what Gute will do with 5 7th round picks. Maybe trade up but I don't think 7th round picks have much trade value.

[bobblehead]

If we trade rodgers and begin a rebuild we meed all those 7ths to round out the roster while we fix the cap.

[SudsMcBucky]

They're widely expected to get a 5th round comp pick for MVS. Some also think they'll get 2 7th round comp picks for Oren Burks and Chandon Sullivan. Not sure what Gute will do with 5 7th round picks. Maybe trade up but I don't think 7th round picks have much trade value.

We could draft 7 Brock Purdys.

[run pMc]

Those R7's are project players and ST depth guys they want to take a flier on and get them under contract vs. risk a UDFA bidding war.
R7 picks generally don't have a lot of trade value, but you could package one with a R5 to move up higher in R5 if there's somebody falling down the board.

TT would be jealous of Gute having so many R7 picks. I sometimes wondered if he would trade down enough times to have all the R7 picks. Can't hit a HR without taking swings at the plate, and R7's are relatively cheap 4-year contracts.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Keep them coming Harvey, they were admittedly his highlights but they showed good instincts and tackling ability, things Savage lacks.

My guy getting some publicity.

Unpacking Future Packers: No. 79, Oklahoma State S Jason Taylor II

[run pMc]

My guy getting some publicity.

Unpacking Future Packers: No. 79, Oklahoma State S Jason Taylor II

OK Harv, starting to really like this guy. I like that he's reliable and can play ST. Decent size, long arms, speed seems good enough, not sure about single-high but if his instincts are good you can get by. They will need replacements at one if not both starting safety spots so he could compete there by mid-season.

[Joemailman]

Sounds like a very instinctive player. I've seen some sites though that have him rated so low that it would be doubtful he'd be drafted. Knock seems to be lack of coverage range. Did he light it up at the Senior Bowl? Was he invited to the combine?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Sounds like a very instinctive player. I've seen some sites though that have him rated so low that it would be doubtful he'd be drafted. Knock seems to be lack of coverage range. Did he light it up at the Senior Bowl? Was he invited to the combine?

That will probably change. The fact he ended up getting a late Senior Bowl invite and a scouting combine invite bodes well for him getting drafted. I think if he tests relatively well, he'll get drafted.

[run pMc]

I know in the past we've done the thread about players we most do NOT want in R1, and I said Rashan Gary, and then the following year I said Jordan Love. After that I stopped posting about such players.

This year I will say it's Anthony Richardson, but I feel safe in saying that because I highly, highly doubt they would draft him. Great athlete, has tools to work with, but that dude can barely play QB properly on the college level, he is light years away from playing pro QB. Was the same deal with the Liberty kid last year (Malik Willis?), those guys are major projects and too risky to spend high draft capital on.

EDIT: I didn't want Gary because he seemed too boom/bust for me. I've since admitted I was wrong about Gary and have happily eaten crow on that one.

[RashanGary]

I liked the Jace Stergberger pick when it happened. But shortly after he was drafted I had him followed on Twitter and he was doing all of these male modeling photos where he would strike a pose and dress cool. It was concerning. I hope we don’t draft any instagram models this year.

[Fritz]

I liked the Jace Stergberger pick when it happened. But shortly after he was drafted I had him followed on Twitter and he was doing all of these male modeling photos where he would strike a pose and dress cool. It was concerning. I hope we don’t draft any instagram models this year.

Sound scouting advice.

[Joemailman]

So avoid guys from Tommy Hilfiger U. Got it.

[Fritz]

But scour the Colorado School of Mimes. Or Mines.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm pretty sure my sleeper at WR is going to be Grant DuBose of Charlotte. I thought he looked pretty good at the Senior Bowl. I only found one video of him, but it was a good one. He's 6'2" 204 with 6'5 1/2" wingspan, he's athletic, and he shows a little bit of everything in that game. Another one that I'll be watching at the scouting combine. If he tests well (at that size), I think he'll move up boards. I think he's going to test well. He seems like a good kid too.