D-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.
by emc2feld ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 23 picks
· 5 steals
· 12 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for Hayden Hatten, taking him 81 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Put together, it is a D-.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Robinson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot.
They read the board right and Kool-Aid McKinstry was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Junior Colson at pick 42 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Darius Robinson in pick No. 58 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid a round early for Max Melton in Round 2, Pick 27, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A conviction pick on Ben Sinnott at the 88th pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
They liked Mohamed Kamara enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 5. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 110 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Good price on Cedric Gray in No. 123, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Malik Mustapha at pick 126 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Isaac Guerendo at the 128th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They reached into another round for Joe Milton III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Khristian Boyd in the 181st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Ryan Flournoy in slot 188 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
By-the-book stuff, Nathaniel Watson at pick 202 squarely in line with his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
They will replay Dwight McGlothern at the 204th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They went early on Trey Taylor in slot 219, and the value did not follow. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
The board had cheaper options than Dylan McMahon at pick No. 225, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A premium they did not need to pay, Sam Hartman a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jarrett Kingston at the 245th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Jaylon Carlies at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They talked themselves into Evan Anderson at Round 7, Pick 33, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Hatten this early at the 255th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.