B
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Bzoo99 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jarrian Jones fell into the 168th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Nubin at No. 41, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Value with a capital V on Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Trey Benson in pick No. 88 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jaylen Wright at the 91st pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Nice patience on Javon Foster, who had no business lasting to pick 127. It fills a real need, too.
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at the 168th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Tahj Washington slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 29 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Fair-plus on JD Bertrand, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
KT Leveston in the 243rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Good price on LaDarius Henderson in pick No. 251, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
