C+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers won the night they stopped McGlothern from sliding. Grade: C+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
The Packers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, in Round 6, Pick 27.
Limmer has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. A real need, handled.
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 9, with Cooper DeJean worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They took Payton Wilson at par in pick 58, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Jaden Hicks at slot 90 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Beaux Limmer at the 91st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They went early on Dallin Holker in No. 138, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They liked Khristian Boyd enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 169. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. at slot 171 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 36 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Dwight McGlothern at the 202nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They reached into another round for Jalen Sundell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
A big swing on Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, JD Bertrand in No. 255, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
