B
Green Bay Packers
Simpson should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B.
by mhollander21 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 5 steals
· 5 reaches
The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylin Simpson fell into the 202nd overall pick.
They will need Nugent to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback and wide receiver went begging.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
The board fumbled Joe Alt all the way to the Round 1 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Kris Jenkins in the 42nd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Junior Colson in the 58th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They went early on Zak Zinter in pick No. 88, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Good price on Jaden Hicks in Round 3, Pick 28, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Isaac Guerendo in slot 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kitan Oladapo while clear needs at quarterback and wide receiver sat open.
Drake Nugent at No. 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Garret Greenfield in the 188th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Taking Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 202 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They barely believed it either: Fabien Lovett still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Trey Knox at the 245th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Somehow Frank Gore Jr. was still sitting there in slot 255, and they pounced on premier running back value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.