B-
Green Bay Packers
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.
by gklein26 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
Nobody had McKade Mettauer this high, and it is not close. The Packers reached 61 spots to get him at No. 219.
The Williams steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The Hicks pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver and interior defensive lineman still on the board.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
They read the board right and Jared Verse was the payoff at pick 25. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They did well to land Kamren Kinchens in Round 2, Pick 9, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Mike Sainristil in the 88th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A surprising call. With wide receiver and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent slot 91 on Jaden Hicks, a safety they were not short of.
Sataoa Laumea in the 125th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Shipley. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid a round early for Erick All in No. 203, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sam Hartman in Round 6, Pick 42. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for McKade Mettauer. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
You do not let a running back like Miyan Williams reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
