B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
The war room fell hard for Matthew Jones, and it showed at pick 220: 45 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Paul pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in the 66th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
The board fumbled Patrick Paul all the way to No. 88, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
A straight-up fair deal on Ray Davis at pick 104, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ben Sinnott. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at the 169th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at Round 5, Pick 34. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jaylan Ford slipping to pick No. 219 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
A big swing on Trey Taylor at No. 239, well ahead of any board in the building. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
A slide stopped in the 255th pick, with Jalen Sundell worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
