B-
Green Bay Packers
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Packers: B-.
by mhendrickson3 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers bet big and early on Jaylon Carlies, 68 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
On value alone, Wright makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
They went early on Malachi Corley in No. 41, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Jaden Hicks at pick No. 58, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Wright still on the board at slot 88. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andru Phillips at the 91st pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They talked themselves into Trevin Wallace at the 126th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A minor itch, scratched.
Jordan Magee at the 169th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Jaylon Carlies at Round 6, Pick 27 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
The board had cheaper options than Garret Greenfield at the 219th overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Ryan Watts in pick No. 245 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Frank Crum in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
