Green Bay Packers Draft Prospect: Graham Barton

In 2023, the Green Bay Packers had one of their best drafts in several years. Can they follow up on it with another outstanding class? Many mock drafts have had Graham Barton being drafted to the Packers, a true swiss army knife that can play any position on the line.

Graham Barton

Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils offensive lineman Graham Barton (62) before the game at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Height- 6’5″

Weight- 314

Graham Barton’s Background

The son of Philip and Heather Barton. Graham grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee. Before he left for Duke, he played high school football at Ravenwood High School. Barton received offers from Michigan State and Vanderbilt before ultimately choosing Duke. Graham played for four seasons at Duke. In his freshman season, Graham got on the field at center, where he played 430 snaps. For the rest of Barton’s college career, he primarily played Tackle. Barton is studying public policy and sociology at Duke and pursuing a market and management certificate.

Duke OL #62 Graham Barton is a force in the run game… easy power and leg drive to displace defenders… Could definitely be in play for the #GoBucs at 26… pic.twitter.com/APP2fTTqgK

— RealBucsTalk (@RealBucsTalk) February 17, 2024

College Production

2023-

• Pass Block Efficiency – 97.2 %
• Penalties – 6
• Pressures allowed –  11
• Sacks Allowed – 2
• PFF Offensive Grade – 75.9
• PFF Run Blocking Grade – 71.2

2022-

• Pass Block Efficiency – 98.7%
• Penalties – 7
• Pressures Allowed – 10
• Sacks Allowed – 2
• PFF Offensive Grade – 88.2
• PFF Run Blocking Grade –  86.9

2021-

• Pass Block Efficiency – 96.5%
• Penalties – 3
• Pressures allowed – 20
• Sacks Allowed – 6
• PFF Offensive Grade – 73.1
• PFF Run Blocking Grade – 63.7

2020- (Played Center)

• Pass Block Efficiency – 98.0
• Penalties – 5
• Pressures allowed – 9
• Sacks Allowed – 0
• PFF Offensive Grade – 61.9
• PFF Run Blocking Grade – 63.7

Graham Barton is a OG prospect in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 9.99 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 3 out of 1532 OG from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/zv1tlYy0ls pic.twitter.com/mLWEfjeSV6

— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 2, 2024

How Graham Barton Would Fit With the Green Bay Packers

What NFL team wouldn’t want a high IQ, versatile, and tenacious lineman? Nobody, that’s who. Barton seems like the perfect Packers prospect. He is an excellent blocker in space, which is helpful in Lafleur’s complex run schemes. He is versatile, which the Packers always seem to value.

Duke is also primarily a zone-blocking team, much like the Packers, who ran 260 zone plays to only 170 gap run plays last season. He has slightly shorter arms, which Green Bay tends to draft and develop into interior lineman positions. Coincidentally, the Packers could use help at both tackle and interior line positions. Drafting a player like Barton give the Packers flexibility to use draft capitol elsewhere.

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