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Packers have NFL’s fifth-most draft capital entering 2024 draft

The Packers have 11 picks and the fifth-most draft capital entering the 2024 NFL draft.

The Green Bay Packers are coming off an encouraging first season of the Jordan Love era — which was minutes away from advancing to the NFC title game — and will now enter the 2024 NFL draft in an extremely favorable position in terms of capital.

According to Tankathon, the Packers have the NFL’s fifth-most draft capital following the NFL’s awarding of compensatory draft picks on Friday. The only teams with more draft pick value in the 2024 draft? The Arizona Cardinals, Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears and New York Giants. Those four teams are all picking in the top 10.

The Packers have 11 total picks, including five in the top 100. Compensatory picks added three more selections on Day 3.

By Tankathon’s value, the Packers are the only team that made the playoffs last season and now rank in the top eight of draft capital in the 2024 draft. The next closest team is the Los Angeles Rams at No. 9.

The Packers got an extra second round pick in the Aaron Rodgers trade to the New York Jets last offseason. Also, Gutekunst improved his fifth-round pick to a third-round pick in the trade that sent Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills at the trade deadline last year.

The Cardinals (six) are the only team with more picks in the top 100 than the Packers’ five.

Overall, the Packers have multiple picks in the second and third rounds and six total picks on Day 3.

Last season, the Packers ranked seventh in draft capital and ended up with an incredible class of contributors for Matt LaFleur’s playoff-bound team. Can Gutekunst strike gold again for one of the NFL’s best young teams? He’ll have plenty of swings come April.

Packers list of picks, 2024 draft

First round, No. 25 overall
Second round, No. 41 overall (from Jets)
Second round, No. 58 overall
Third round, No. 88 overall
Third round, No. 91 overall (from Bills)
Fourth round, No. 125 overall
Fifth round, No. 168 overall (compensatory)
Sixth round, No. 201 overall
Sixth round, No. 219 overall (compensatory)
Seventh round, No. 245 overall
Seventh round, No. 255 overall (compensatory)

Browns 2022 NFL draft capital ranked ninth best

Berry and company have a good amount of draft capital, now they must use it wisely:

The Cleveland Browns have a lot of work to do on their roster but their needs seem to be focused in specific areas. The team’s offensive line, running back group and secondary all have high-level talent and more depth than most in the league and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Jacob Phillips could create the fastest linebacker duo in some time.

The bigger needs and transitions will be on the defensive line and offensive side of the ball (offensive line seems to be the exception).

The Browns currently would go into free agency with around $30 million in cap space. Before they get to the NFL draft, the team could fill some of their needs, and possibly create others, through trades and signings.

The direction of the draft will take shape after that.

Thankfully, Cleveland has a good deal of draft capital to work with:

With an extra compensatory pick expected in the third round, thanks to Minnesota hiring Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, and an extra fourth-round pick from a trade last year, the Browns have some flexibility.

Andrew Berry could use those picks to package for players or to move up in the draft at different points. He could also use picks from this year to get even higher picks in next year’s draft.

A good amount of capital for the team to improve the roster in a variety of ways. Now, Berry and company must use that capital wisely.

Packers entering 2021 draft rich in picks, poor in capital

The Packers have 10 picks but rank near the bottom of the NFL in capital entering the 2021 NFL draft.

The Green Bay Packers are one of only seven teams with 10 or more picks in the 2021 NFL draft, but total number of picks doesn’t necessarily equal capital in the draft.

Assigning value to each pick can help determine capital. And the Packers’ 10 picks aren’t very valuable overall.

According to Tankathon, the Packers rank 25th in the NFL in draft capital based on the Jimmy Johnson model of valuing draft slots.

The Packers finished 13-3 in 2020 and pick 29th overall in each round of the 2021 draft. And of the team’s 10 picks, seven are on Day 3. Green Bay has only three picks in the top 100. In fact, the Packers have just as many picks in the 200s as they have in the top 100, helping highlight why the team lacks capital.

Possessing a lot of draft capital doesn’t guarantee good players, but lacking capital can make it harder to find the best players in a draft. The idea here is that the Packers, even with 10 picks, may find it more difficult to find the premium talent.

Also, while general manager Brian Gutekunst is confident he can use his picks and move around the board freely, the Packers’ lack of total value in picks could hamper the team’s ability to trade up aggressively.

For instance, the Indianapolis Colts look like an ideal trade partner for the Packers in the first round. The Colts hold the 21st overall pick but only have six picks overall. However, the Packers may have to give up a third-round pick to move up eight spots because the team’s two fourth-round picks aren’t valuable enough – at least based on the Johnson valuation – to make up the eight-spot difference in the first round.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have the most capital entering this year’s draft, while the Seattle Seahawks have the least.

In the NFC North, the Detroit Lions are seventh and the only team in the division inside the 10 for capital. The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears rank 17th and 19th, respectively.

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Updated 2021 Chiefs draft picks following DeAndre Washington trade

An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2021 draft capital.

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The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the few teams to have made a move at the NFL’s trade deadline.

Many figured that Kansas City would be buyers at the trade deadline, but Brett Veach managed to shock the Chiefs Kingdom, trading away a player in exchange for draft capital. RB DeAndre Washington was traded to the Miami Dolphins along with a seventh-round draft pick. In return, the Chiefs received a 2021 sixth-round draft pick. Though, the Dolphins say there are some conditions that must be met in order for the pick swap to occur.

Here is a look at the updated draft capital that Kansas City has for the 2021 NFL Draft if those conditions are met:

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This trade helps the Chiefs recoup the sixth-round pick that they sent to the Tennessee Titans in order to move up and select BoPete Keyes in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. They are still set to receive eight draft picks in 2021, but now they’ll get their last pick a bit earlier on Day 3.

They’re currently projected to receive two compensatory picks in the fifth round of the draft according to Over The Cap. That brings their total on fifth-round picks to three. It’s good news, given the fact that Kansas City hit on fifth-round draft pick Mike Danna just this past year.

If the season ended today, the Chiefs would own the No. 30 pick in the first round of the draft according to Tankathon.

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Packers lack draft capital despite holding 10 picks in 2020 draft

The Packers are among the teams with the least draft capital in the 2020 draft despite holding 10 total picks.

The Green Bay Packers are one of just seven teams with 10 or more picks in the 2020 NFL draft, but GM Brian Gutekunst won’t be blessed with a massive amount of draft capital next week.

The problem is in the distribution and value of the picks. Seven of the Packers’ 10 picks are on Day 3, lessening the overall value.

Rene Bugner recently compiled a detailed and thorough look at the draft capital of each team entering the 2020 draft, using pick valuation charts from several different sources (Jimmy Johnson, Chase Stuart, Rich Hill and Over the Cap). In three out of the four valuations, the Packers rank 24th in the NFL or lower in overall draft capital.

The Packers hold one pick in each of the first five rounds and five combined in the sixth and seventh rounds. After finishing 13-3 and advancing to the NFC title game in 2019, the Packers will pick 30th in each of the first six rounds. The team didn’t receive a compensatory pick, but four of the Packers’ Day 3 picks were acquired via trades.

The hoard of late-round picks could make the Packers strong trade-up candidates, especially on Day 3. The lack of overall draft capital, however, could tempt Gutekunst to trade down early and add capital in the middle rounds.

Within the NFC North, the Detroit Lions (third overall pick) and Minnesota Vikings (two first-round picks) are both well-situated to acquire strong value from the draft. The Chicago Bears, who don’t have a pick in the first, third or fourth rounds, sit below the Packers in total valuation in all four valuations.

The Miami Dolphins hold the most draft capital in all four valuations. The Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans are viewed as the four teams with the least capital.

Keep this all in mind as teams attempt to find trades and maneuver around the draft board next week. The Packers, with Gutekunst in control, should be active trade participants.

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Lions have 4th most capital in 2020 NFL Draft

ESPN’s Field Yates noted the draft capital of every team in the NFL and the Detroit Lions hold the fourth most heading into the draft.

There are a lot of ways to examine the value of a draft pick and the charts used to determine that value has changed since the days of Jimmy Johnson.

ESPN’s Field Yates used a recently popular trade value chart developed by Rich Hill of Pats Pulpit, applied it to every NFL team’s draft picks, and totaled the amounts to determine a team’s total “draft capital” in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Take note that the Detroit Lions are near the top of this list hold the fourth most draft capital with 865 points.

Having the No. 3 pick in each of the first six rounds certainly helps the Lions cause, but adding additional picks in the 3rd, 5th, and 7th rounds also aided in driving that number up.

When looking around the NFC North, the Minnesota Vikings two first-round picks help them also land near the top, checking in at 10th, while the Green Bay Packers are 24th, and the Chicago Bears, who aren’t on the clock until seven selections after the Lions second pick, finish at 29th in the league.