C+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers won the night they stopped Davis from sliding. Grade: C+.
by mikemagee ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Isaiah Davis slide 46 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.
Every board in the league had Crum lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
If Cooper Beebe and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Cooper Beebe at par in the 41st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Nothing to complain about; T.J. Tampa went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Christian Haynes in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 25. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at pick 89 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
By-the-book stuff, Gabriel Murphy at the 90th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 91. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in the 169th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Isaiah Davis in pick No. 202 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Myles Harden for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They did well to land Donovan Jennings in No. 245, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Taylor at slot 255, value and slot in agreement. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Crum this early at Round 7, Pick 36. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jalen Sundell in the 257th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
