B
Green Bay Packers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Packers a B.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 27 picks
· 4 steals
· 7 reaches
Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Packers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. No fireworks, but a solid B.
That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If Clark pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the 41st overall pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at pick 44 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They read the board right and Javon Bullard was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 26. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
No edge and no loss on Christian Mahogany in No. 93; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Cedric Gray at pick No. 113 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Isaac Guerendo at slot 126 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jarrian Jones at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Roger Rosengarten in the 134th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nehemiah Pritchett. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reach on Hunter Nourzad in slot 144; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
They took Kitan Oladapo at par in No. 148, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at the 166th pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No drama and no debate, Malik Mustapha went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A premium they did not need to pay, Khristian Boyd a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 15 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They barely believed it either: Tip Reiman still on the board at pick No. 202. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Kendall Milton in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 218 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 44 with a little surplus value in Nathaniel Watson. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
No drama and no debate, Cedric Johnson went about where he belonged in slot 223. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Daijahn Anthony at the 228th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They took Jalen Sundell at par in No. 240, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Tylan Grable is a better player than the 245th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Owens. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
De'Corian Clark in pick 255 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They let Jordan Whittington come to them and pounced at the 256th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A conviction pick on Trey Taylor at No. 257 that the board grades a round light. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.