B-
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by Huskie Badger ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
You can draft well and still miss the point. The Packers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
Every board in the league had Wingo lower, and that gap is the story. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Kris Jenkins at slot 41 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 58 with a little surplus value in Junior Colson. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Khyree Jackson in pick 88 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
The board had cheaper options than Mekhi Wingo at the 91st pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
A reach on Beau Brade in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Khristian Boyd at No. 169 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A straight-up fair deal on Julian Pearl at the 202nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They paid up for Tylan Grable at Round 6, Pick 44 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They liked Kimani Vidal enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 245. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A conviction pick on Trey Taylor at the 255th pick that the board grades a round light. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
