B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by Huskie Badger ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Packers never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
They will need Grable to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Edgerrin Cooper at pick 41 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They jumped the gun on Kiran Amegadjie, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Khyree Jackson in slot 88 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Beau Brade at pick No. 126 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Khristian Boyd in Round 5, Pick 33 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They went early on Nathaniel Watson in the 202nd pick, and the value did not follow. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
They paid up for Tylan Grable at pick 219 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A tidy little value on Tarheeb Still in No. 245, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid a round early for Trey Taylor in pick No. 255, more than the board wanted. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
