B-
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 5 steals
· 8 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Hatten in the 245th pick, a good 91 spots before the room expected him.
However the rest shakes out, Jackson at that price is a win they earned. The Packers paired the rookies with proven help, Creed Humphrey leading the way.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 31 they get a three-down second-level presence, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
By-the-book stuff, Jaden Hicks at the 62nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 25: Blake Corum for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Roger Rosengarten in the 91st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Mohamed Kamara in slot 92 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A reach on DeWayne Carter in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
DJ James at the 94th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 95 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 26 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Michael Pratt at No. 131 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reach for Kitan Oladapo in pick 133; a little patience would have been rewarded. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Somehow Johnny Wilson was still sitting there in the 151st overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They paid sticker price for Braiden McGregor in slot 169, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Curtis Jacobs slipping to No. 202 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A clean, defensible pick in slot 219 with a little surplus value in Jaylan Ford. 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 Jowon Briggs. It fills a real need, too.
A big swing on Hayden Hatten at the 245th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Value said wait; Josiah Ezirim in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.