B+
Green Bay Packers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Johnson: B+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 8 steals
· 6 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Cornelius Johnson at slot 219 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The cost of the Taylor reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
The board had T'Vondre Sweat higher than the 56th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Edgerrin Cooper at slot 58 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Zach Frazier at No. 66 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Value with a capital V on Mike Sainristil in pick 84, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Trey Benson at the 88th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Mahogany at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They read the board right and Cole Bishop was the payoff at pick No. 114. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Foster. It fills a real need, too.
They paid up for Jarrian Jones at pick 126 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Michael Pratt at slot 130 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Dallin Holker in No. 131 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board had cheaper options than Justin Eboigbe at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They paid sticker price for Malik Mustapha in pick No. 169, and that is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A premium they did not need to pay, Tanor Bortolini a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A tidy bit of business in the 202nd pick, where Trente Jones graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Curtis Jacobs at Round 6, Pick 37 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Cornelius Johnson at the 219th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
They will replay Daijahn Anthony at Round 7, Pick 35 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
C.J. Hanson in slot 256 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
By-the-book stuff, Sam Hartman at the 257th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.