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Green Bay Packers
The Packers lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 2 steals
· 7 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for Hayden Hatten, taking him 81 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A real need, handled.
No drama and no debate, Roman Wilson went about where he belonged in No. 41. It fills a real need, too.
Cooper Beebe in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board had Javon Bullard higher than slot 66, and the safety fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 71, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Ray Davis at the 90th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They took DJ James at par in the 92nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A reach for Mohamed Kamara in slot 104; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Michael Pratt. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Malik Mustapha in the 126th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
No edge and no loss on Elijah Jones in Round 5, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
James Williams in No. 162 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Mason McCormick is a better player than pick 169 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Jordan Travis in Round 6, Pick 11 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A real head-scratcher, Trey Taylor in the 202nd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
JD Bertrand at No. 219 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Jowon Briggs in slot 226 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Devin Culp in pick 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached a country mile for Hayden Hatten at the 255th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.