B-
Green Bay Packers
Best value of the weekend goes to the Packers for Pritchett: B-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 5 steals
· 8 reaches
The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Nehemiah Pritchett fell into the 202nd overall pick.
If Coleman pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
The Packers indulged a want in Gray while a need in edge rusher stayed open.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Good price on Edgerrin Cooper in the 52nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
A reach on Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 58; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
They took Dominick Puni at par in pick 83, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cedric Gray at linebacker with edge rusher open.
Nothing to complain about; Blake Corum went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in Round 3, Pick 36, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent slot 126 on James Williams, a safety they were not short of.
They talked themselves into Brandon Coleman at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Tip Reiman at the 155th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Joe Milton III in No. 169 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Cornelius Johnson is a better player than Round 6, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Steal is underselling it; Nehemiah Pritchett at the 202nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caedan Wallace. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They went early on Jaden Crumedy in pick 213, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Michael Barrett this early at slot 217. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Dwight McGlothern at Round 6, Pick 44 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Nice patience on Dominique Hampton, who had no business lasting to No. 245. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Evan Anderson in pick 254 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
They will replay Tylan Grable at pick No. 255 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.