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Green Bay Packers
Larceny in No. 255 lands the Packers a B, Coker and all.
by Clarence ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 5 steals
· 6 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Jalen Coker tumbling to the Packers in the Round 7 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
They will need Hart to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 27 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kiran Amegadjie well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They took Jaden Hicks at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Maason Smith at the 88th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Patrick Paul at slot 90 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
A real head-scratcher, Cam Hart in pick 91 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Isaac Guerendo at the 126th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Somehow Brenden Rice was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 14, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The roster fit checks out.
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 168th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
No edge and no loss on Tip Reiman in No. 169; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Decamerion Richardson in slot 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Nice patience on Nathaniel Watson, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Frank Crum in Round 7, Pick 25 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jalen Coker at pick No. 255 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
