B+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.
by ThundarKit ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 7 steals
· 5 reaches
The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Chris Morris at the 219th pick regardless, 43 picks early. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Kamren Kinchens slipping to the 48th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Somehow Tyler Guyton was still sitting there in the 57th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Cooper Beebe is a better player than pick No. 90 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Braden Fiske in pick 91. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 96 with a little surplus value in Bucky Irving. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They paid up for Max Melton at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Justin Eboigbe went about where he belonged in the 125th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A conviction pick on Drake Nugent at pick 133 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A tidy bit of business in the 137th pick, where Javon Foster graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They barely believed it either: Ty'Ron Hopper still on the board at pick No. 178. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Ethan Driskell slid further than he should have, and No. 203 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Jared Wiley at Round 6, Pick 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
BJ Mayes at slot 217 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They reached a country mile for Chris Morris at pick No. 219, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kedon Slovis. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Myles Cole at No. 246 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Taulia Tagovailoa at Round 7, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.