C+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 6 steals
· 10 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for Kyle Hergel, taking him 91 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
That Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. With edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
So much rides on Nate Wiggins that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jonathon Brooks. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Patrick Paul in pick No. 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
A tidy bit of business in slot 88, where Renardo Green graded well above the range. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 97th overall pick on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson with edge rusher unsolved.
Cedric Gray in pick 105 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Audric Estime at pick No. 110. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A premium they did not need to pay, Ben Sinnott a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Hunter Nourzad at the 146th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
No drama and no debate, Malik Mustapha went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at Round 6, Pick 6. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A conviction pick on Trente Jones at pick 182 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
You do not let a linebacker like Ty'Ron Hopper reach No. 202 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Jaylan Ford in the 203rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Somehow Fabien Lovett was still sitting there in slot 207, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 219th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They jumped the gun on Trevin Wallace, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Trey Taylor at the 245th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Kyle Hergel at No. 253 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A big swing on Frank Crum at Round 7, Pick 35, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.