B+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 7 steals
· 3 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Packers took Devin Culp at No. 255, roughly 48 spots before his name belonged.
They banked enough surplus on Nix to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 52nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Somehow Bo Nix was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marshawn Kneeland in pick 86. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good price on Jaden Hicks in No. 88, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Christian Mahogany in the 91st pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
You do not let a running back like Audric Estime reach Round 4, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A conviction pick on Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 127 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
No edge and no loss on Malik Mustapha in slot 162; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
No drama and no debate, AJ Barner went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Trente Jones at No. 202 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
A slide stopped in the 219th overall pick, with Jaylan Ford worth more than the price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A tidy bit of business in the 220th pick, where Nathaniel Watson graded well above the range. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Caedan Wallace slid further than he should have, and pick 226 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
They liked Trey Taylor enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Jalen Sundell at pick 247 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Devin Culp at the 255th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.