Packers Mock Draft 2024: Bolstering the lines and the middle of the defense in the top 100

A top-100 mock sees the Packers scooping up a tackle who takes a surprising fall, then building out the interior of the defense and the offensive line with four other picks.

What would NFL Draft week be without a flurry of final mock drafts? Today, we’re here with a three-round mock, looking at the Green Bay Packers’ five selections in the top 100.

For this mock, I used the Pro Football Focus Mock Draft Simulator. I have executed several drafts in this particular simulator, but this particular mock ended up giving me one of the most surprising — but intriguing — scenarios at the 25th pick I have seen to this point.

This may be my favorite combination of prospects that I have found in all of the mocks yet this draft season, however, and I was able to land my #1 prospects at two different positions on defense. All told, this draft class focuses on the trenches on both sides of the football and then building up the middle of the defense.

Let’s move on to the picks.

25: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington

In this mock, Fautanu is the one top offensive tackle who fell to #25 after a massive run on my potential targets at multiple positions. Picks 20 to 23 were rough for my board, with Graham Barton, Tyler Guyton, Cooper DeJean, and Amarius Mims going in those four straight picks.

However, that left Fautanu still on the board, and I was all too happy to scoop him up here. In fact, I would probably prefer him over at least a couple of the linemen listed in that earlier run. Fautanu has multiple years of experience as a starting left tackle but also has experience at guard, making him a candidate to start at either spot in week one. He’s an elite athlete and although he is a bit shorter than most of the other tackle prospects in this range (6-foot-4), his 34.5-inch arms will give him plenty of leeway to try to stay outside.

The only caveat with Fautanu is his age, as he is 23 years old and will turn 24 in October. The Packers generally go young with their first-round picks, as Devonte Wyatt is the only player older than 22 on draft day that the Packers have picked in round one since 2008. But in this case, he’s easily the top player left on my board and I was more than happy to grab him in this spot.

41: Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M

At 41, I felt great seeing Cooper still on the board, especially with Payton Wilson going off the board at 40 as the first linebacker taken. Although the Packers seemingly have a plan to move Quay Walker from Mike to Will, getting a chance to bring Cooper into the mix as a run-and-chase weak-side linebacker is too good to pass up.

58: Javon Bullard, S, Georgia

Bullard was a no-brainer here for me, as he has often gone much earlier in some other mocks I have run. Tyler Nubin came off at 47, but no other safeties were gone by the time it came around back to me at 58. I started off a run of DBs as well, as Jaden Hicks and T.J. Tampa went at 59 and 60.

Bullard is my #1 safety, and he would give the Packers a versatile option to pair with Xavier McKinney on the back end. Getting my top linebacker and top safety at 41 and 58 after landing one of my favorite tackle prospects is just about the best scenario I could hope for through round two.

88: Dominick Puni, OL, Kansas

Assuming that Fautanu sticks at tackle, I had my pick of a handful of interesting guard prospects at 88, with Cooper Beebe and Mason McCormick also tempting me. Ultimately, I went with Puni, who checks a lot of traditional Packers boxes.

The Packers have traditionally prioritized agility and explosiveness over speed in their linemen, so Puni fits. He’s also has started at left tackle for multiple seasons while also having experience at guard, so his versatility seems Packers-like. This pick, along with Fautanu, helps us lock in the depth on the offensive line.

91: Michael Hall, Jr., DT, Ohio State

The Packers hosted Hall on an official visit earlier this month, and although defensive line does not appear to be an urgent need, a team can always use more interior pass-rushers. Hall has a good amount of Devonte Wyatt to his game, but a big difference is that Hall is just 20 years old — he turns 21 in June — while Wyatt is 26 and could be 29 by the time his rookie contract runs out.

Hall is a phenomenal athlete, having run a 4.75-second 40 at 6-foot-3 and 300 pounds, and between those abilities, his age, and his pass-rushing ability, he can work into the lineup as a rotational pass-rusher as he develops and figures out how to hold his ground against the run.