B-
Green Bay Packers
Larceny in the 219th overall pick lands the Packers a B-, King and all.
by Cheezhed63 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Kalen King slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at the Round 6 slot. Highway robbery.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots went begging.
Gould has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They let Graham Barton come to them and pounced at the 41st overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A reach on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 50; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Hicks at pick No. 58, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Nothing to complain about; Patrick Paul went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A want over a need in pick 91: Cole Bishop adds a safety while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Cam Hart at the 120th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A wild overpay on Anthony Gould in No. 126, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at Round 5, Pick 33 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
This one needs a full-page explanation: JD Bertrand in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Kalen King in pick 219 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Somehow Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was still sitting there in the 255th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.