B
Green Bay Packers
The Packers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. No fireworks, but a solid B.
Milton III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Melton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Javon Bullard went about where he belonged in the 41st overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Edgerrin Cooper at slot 45 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No edge and no loss on Christian Haynes in Round 2, Pick 27; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Value with a capital V on Max Melton in the 88th pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Trey Benson at pick No. 91 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for James Williams in No. 123, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Christian Jones in pick 126 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A straight-up fair deal on Justin Eboigbe at No. 150, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Tip Reiman in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
The board had cheaper options than Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 170, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at Round 5, Pick 39. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They took Cornelius Johnson at par in the 188th pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Fabien Lovett in the 190th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Fair-plus on Curtis Jacobs, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 219 with a little surplus value in Caedan Wallace. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A wild overpay on C.J. Hanson in pick No. 245, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Owens. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.