B+
Green Bay Packers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Packers a B+.
by Mike W ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 4 steals
· 7 reaches
The Packers did not so much draft Brandon Coleman as overpay for him, 41 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Watson.
They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They let Chop Robinson come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 4. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They read the board right and Cooper DeJean was the payoff at No. 42. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Kingsley Suamataia in the 58th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
No edge and no loss on Michael Hall Jr. in pick No. 78; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Dominick Puni at slot 91 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Good price on Trey Benson in the 94th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 23: Elijah Jones for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at the 124th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jarrian Jones at slot 126 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Brandon Coleman at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
They talked themselves into Joe Milton III at the 163rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They liked Khristian Boyd enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 169. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Trevin Wallace at pick 202 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Dominique Hampton in pick No. 215 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
No drama and no debate, Cedric Johnson went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 245 is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They went early on Trey Taylor in No. 255, and the value did not follow. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.