B-
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 24 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
The Packers went off the board in a big way for Trey Taylor, 37 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Jalen Virgil gives the group a proven body among the projects.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Junior Colson at the 53rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Renardo Green in Round 3, Pick 12 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Fair-plus on Christian Mahogany, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
No edge and no loss on Ray Davis in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
The board had cheaper options than Ben Sinnott at slot 120, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick 126, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They read the board right and Johnny Wilson was the payoff at pick No. 138. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board had Kitan Oladapo higher than Round 5, Pick 25, and the safety fell to them anyway. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Jordan Travis in No. 162 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in the 169th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A reach for Tanor Bortolini in the 171st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Khristian Boyd at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in the 181st overall pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jaylan Ford in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They took Caedan Wallace at par in the 203rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
By-the-book stuff, Logan Lee at slot 210 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
A quiet steal in No. 219: Rasheen Ali for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They went early on Trevin Wallace in Round 6, Pick 45, and the value did not follow. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Trey Taylor in pick 225 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Daijahn Anthony slid further than he should have, and pick No. 245 is lovely value for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No drama and no debate, Jalen Sundell went about where he belonged in pick No. 246. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They paid sticker price for Ryan Watts in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.