B+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Devin Leary, 52 picks ahead of schedule. No fireworks, but a solid B+.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.
For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Darius Robinson in pick 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Renardo Green graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
The board had Max Melton higher than the 92nd overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in slot 126, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No edge and no loss on Roger Rosengarten in Round 4, Pick 33; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
A reach for Khristian Boyd in the 169th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No drama and no debate, Ty'Ron Hopper went about where he belonged in pick No. 176. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at slot 202 squarely in line with his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
They barely believed it either: Trente Jones still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Devin Leary in No. 255 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.