C+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 26 picks
· 4 steals
· 13 reaches
The Packers went off the board in a big way for Devin Culp, 48 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.
That Wilson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Nothing to complain about; Jonathon Brooks went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marshawn Kneeland in pick 84. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Renardo Green is a better player than the 88th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Zak Zinter at the 105th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nice patience on DeWayne Carter, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
No drama and no debate, Beaux Limmer went about where he belonged in No. 123. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A conviction pick on Roger Rosengarten at slot 126 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They paid up for Jarrian Jones at pick 127 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jaylin Simpson at the 128th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Isaac Guerendo at Round 4, Pick 35 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board had cheaper options than Kitan Oladapo at the 144th overall pick, and it noticed. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Jordan Travis in pick No. 160 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at pick No. 163 squarely in line with his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Johnny Wilson in Round 5, Pick 33, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A tidy little value on Khristian Boyd in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They went early on Joe Milton III in the 189th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They jumped the gun on Jaylan Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Caedan Wallace at No. 202 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
They paid a round early for Trevin Wallace in slot 219, more than the board wanted. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Edefuan Ulofoshio at pick 225 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
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.
They will replay JD Bertrand at No. 253 for years; that is how good the value is. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Omar Brown this early at pick 255. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Culp. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.