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The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Hicks: B-.

by edmishleau · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Packers left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

The Hicks steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Every board in the league had Taylor III lower, and that gap is the story. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 28
In slot 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 42
Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Max Melton · CB · rank 63
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at No. 58 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 100
They jumped the gun on Leonard Taylor III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 72
Jaden Hicks in pick 91 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 125
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Newton at pick No. 125, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 159
Mason McCormick slid further than he should have, and the 168th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.26 · Pick 201 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 193
Elijah Jones slipping to pick 201 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 222
Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 219 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 228
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Jordan Whittington · WR · rank 247
Nice patience on Jordan Whittington, who had no business lasting to the 255th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
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