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Green Bay Packers
A weekend the Packers spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 22 picks
· 5 steals
· 8 reaches
The Packers spent real capital to be 101 picks early on Baylor Cupp, and the board is going to hold them to it.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get a blindside protector, outstanding value to boot.
In the 27th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In pick No. 28 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
By-the-book stuff, Junior Colson at No. 41 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
They took Jaden Hicks at par in Round 2, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They let Jeremiah Trotter Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 88. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A reach for Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 5; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
DeWayne Carter at the 110th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick 114, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in slot 116; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They talked themselves into Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Tip Reiman in the 169th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
A big swing on Joe Milton III at pick No. 181, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach No. 200 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 202 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Trey Taylor in the 219th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 5, with Jaylan Ford worth more than the price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Donovan Jennings at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Frank Crum. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Jarrett Kingston in pick No. 255, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A conviction pick on Jaylon Carlies at pick 256 that the board grades a round light. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
They reached into another round for Baylor Cupp, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.