B
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Brade fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Beau Brade at slot 219 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Reaching for Cole left real value on the table behind him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 26th pick they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in Round 2, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Hicks at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Cooper Beebe reach pick No. 88 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Ruke Orhorhoro in slot 91, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Dominick Puni at the 92nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A real head-scratcher, Myles Cole in pick 126 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
James Williams at No. 169 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 202 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Beau Brade at pick 219 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Fair-plus on Jase McClellan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Frank Crum in Round 7, Pick 25 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Brevyn Spann-Ford at slot 255 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.