D-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Rosemy-Jacksaint fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
The Packers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.
Every board in the league had Taylor lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
That Rosemy-Jacksaint pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick-by-Pick
Graham Barton at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
In slot 27 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kris Jenkins in Round 2, Pick 26. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Payton Wilson at pick 66 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in pick No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A slide stopped in the 88th overall pick, with Mike Sainristil worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 90 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They paid sticker price for Javon Baker in Round 3, Pick 28, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They talked themselves into Beaux Limmer at pick 104, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Isaac Guerendo in the 129th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Pratt at No. 138, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Malik Mustapha went about where he belonged in the 169th pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
They took Jaylan Ford at par in slot 202, which is nothing to complain about. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Jase McClellan in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
By-the-book stuff, Trevin Wallace at the 226th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They barely believed it either: Jared Wiley still on the board at slot 230. The roster fit checks out.
Taking Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in No. 232 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A wild overpay on Trey Taylor in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Steal is underselling it; Edefuan Ulofoshio at pick No. 255 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.