C
Green Bay Packers
The Packers bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by Cheezhed63 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Javon Foster, 30 picks early at Round 3, Pick 35.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
That Morgan pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
If Jared Verse and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They let Jordan Morgan come to them and pounced at No. 41. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Malachi Corley in slot 64 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in pick 91, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
McKinnley Jackson at the 93rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They liked Khyree Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 95. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Javon Foster in the 98th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Cole Bishop at No. 125 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 128th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A straight-up fair deal on Will Shipley at pick 130, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Braelon Allen at pick No. 135 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brandon Coleman. A need, and now a little less of one.
