B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Foster fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by mhollander21 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it larceny. Javon Foster sat on the board until slot 202, and the Packers did not need to be asked twice.
If Wallace pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A quiet steal in the 41st overall pick: Graham Barton for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to No. 58, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Jaylen Wright graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Max Melton at pick No. 91 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A real head-scratcher, Kitan Oladapo in pick 126 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trevin Wallace this early at slot 169. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Javon Foster at the 202nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached a country mile for Josh Proctor at the 219th pick, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Garret Greenfield reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Steele Chambers at No. 255 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
