B-
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Tommy Eichenberg, 19 picks ahead of schedule.
That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Ford pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
No edge and no loss on Cooper DeJean in Round 1, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in the 58th pick: Kris Jenkins for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Fair-plus on Jaden Hicks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Dominick Puni in pick 92 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No drama and no debate, Isaac Guerendo went about where he belonged in pick No. 125. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tommy Eichenberg this early at pick No. 126. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Malik Mustapha at pick 169 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
By-the-book stuff, Joe Milton III at Round 6, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board had Jaylan Ford higher than the 219th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Jalen Sundell in the 245th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A conviction pick on Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
