Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he wanted to go back to the idea of drafting multiple developmental quarterbacks through the years. He has done exactly that, taking Michael Pratt, from Tulane, in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft one year after taking Sean Clifford in the fifth.

Pratt is the third quarterback drafted by Gutekunst, after Jordan Love and Sean Clifford. But this selection has a different purpose.

With Love, Gutekunst wanted a high-end prospect and an eventual successor to Aaron Rodgers. With Clifford, the Packers didn't have a capable backup, nor cap room to spend on a veteran, so they looked for a high-floor, ready prospect to be a number 2.

Now, the idea was to find a developmental prospect. And the Packers had contact with Pratt during the Combine.

"Getting back to drafting multiple quarterbacks is something that I've wanted to do," Brian Gutekunst said during a press conference to local reporters at the Combine. "There's some guys with interesting skill sets that are going to get taken later that might have a pretty good chance to make it."

QB3 at this point is Alex McGough, a former USFL MVP who spent last season on the practice squad. It makes sense to look for other avenues to develop a passer, which is something the Packers used to do under Ron Wolf, and McGough might have to compete with Clifford for a roster spot. McGough might end up as a casualty over the next few days.

"I actually have a pretty good connection with Sean Clifford," Pratt said right after being draft. "We've been kind of in touch and buddies for the last couple years."

The pick gets even better when evaluating how Michael Pratt was viewed. He is the 120th prospect on the consensus big board.

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Draft profile (via James Foster)

Strengths

Clean footwork, repeatable throwing motion, & consistent ball placement; Pro-ready processing skills. Experienced & efficient making full-field reads; Uses pump fakes & eye manipulation to influence deep defenders; Outstanding touch-thrower, especially down the sideline; Throws with excellent timing and anticipation over the middle of the field; Links eyes & feet as he scans the field; Aggressive pushing the ball downfield, but willing to hit his checkdown; Decent straight-line speed; Tough & confident. Willing to stand in the pocket & take a hit; Led Tulane to 2 of its 3 10+ win seasons since 1940.

Weaknesses

Lacks high-end arm talent; Floats out-breaking targets, allowing defenders to undercut; Loses track of lurking hole/spy defenders; Elongated windup delays his release & creates strip-sack opportunities; Needs to speed up internal clock. Waits too long for deep routes to uncover; Mediocre peripheral vision to sense blindside pressure; Limited escapability/elusiveness to avoid sacks; Not a shifty or explosive athlete; Stares down targets in the quick game; >20% pressure to sack % in all 4 years as a starter.

Pick 255

The Green Bay Packers finalized the 2024 NFL Draft with another seventh-round pick on Saturday. At 255, they took cornerback Kaelen King, from Penn State. At the end, the Packers finished up the class with 11 draft picks.

The 245th overall pick was their original selection, and the 255th was a compensatory pick received because they lost defensive lineman Dean Lowry in free agency last year.

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