B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by Jcp25 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
The tape said wait; the Packers did not. Dallas Gant went at the Round 7 slot, a good 61 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Beebe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Tyler Nubin at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 58th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They reached into another round for Isaac Guerendo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jarrian Jones at slot 127 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Kitan Oladapo at pick 168 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A big swing on Marcellas Dial at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No edge and no loss on Tanner McLachlan in the 216th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
They talked themselves into Dallas Gant at No. 243, and the board did not agree. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Kimani Vidal at Round 7, Pick 31 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
