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Green Bay Packers
Grand theft in pick 125: the Packers steal Colson and grade out a B.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 10 steals
· 2 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Junior Colson at slot 125 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Carlies has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
You do not let a wide receiver like Marvin Harrison Jr. reach the Round 1 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
They barely believed it either: Quinyon Mitchell still on the board at pick No. 57. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Somehow Tyler Nubin was still sitting there in No. 62, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Steal is underselling it; Graham Barton at the 88th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper Beebe at slot 91 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Junior Colson at Round 4, Pick 25 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Mohamed Kamara in pick 130 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A quiet steal in the 135th pick: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 6, Pick 28 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Kingsley Eguakun in the 217th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Aaron Frost in pick No. 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jaylon Carlies at slot 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Darius Muasau in pick 251 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
