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Green Bay Packers

Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Packers a A-, Johnson and all.

by AZHH · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A-
Future A+

Somebody in pick 245 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Packers sat still while Cornelius Johnson, the No. 186 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Bottom line, with Cooper DeJean leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 15
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Max Melton · CB · rank 78
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 24: Max Melton for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 92
Fair-plus on Bucky Irving, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 106
They read the board right and Cole Bishop was the payoff at slot 115. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
A tidy bit of business in the 159th pick, where Tommy Eichenberg graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at the 160th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 178
Jha'Quan Jackson at pick No. 202 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 205
Jaylan Ford in pick 219 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 186
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Cornelius Johnson in Round 7, Pick 25, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 219
Circle this one: Sheridan Jones at slot 252 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 228
They robbed the room for Nathan Thomas here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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