B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by Cschwarz1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Packers spent No. 219 on Sam Hartman, a name most had 40 spots down the list.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Randolph Jr.. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Keon Coleman at Round 2, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They went early on Cooper Beebe in pick 58, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in pick No. 88, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They jumped the gun on Cole Bishop, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Roger Rosengarten in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Nehemiah Pritchett at the 169th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Steele Chambers in the 202nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 245, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
You do not let a safety like Dominique Hampton reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.