For their work during the three days of the 2022 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers received mostly high marks despite a few outlier grades from various draft analysts.
Every year, Rene Bugner compiles draft grades from 18 different sources to help establish a consensus grade. This year, the Packers ranked 14th in overall grade among the 32 NFL teams. Their final grade was brought down by a few C’s and one D grade.
Let’s say this right off the bat (and we say this every year): Instant draft grades are mostly meaningless little things. For most, it’s basically an exercise in looking at the general consensus on a player, figuring out if the player was a reach or a steal, and then doing it several more times, all while trying to understand if the team addressed the perceived draft needs. And it’s nearly impossible to factor in how each individual player will develop amidst a million different variables.
