C+
Green Bay Packers
The jury is out on the Packers. For now, C+.
by jj3325 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 8 reaches
The Packers spent real capital to be 63 picks early on Evan Williams, and the board is going to hold them to it. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
So much rides on Jordan Morgan that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in No. 41, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Javon Bullard in pick No. 58 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A premium they did not need to pay, Roger Rosengarten a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
MarShawn Lloyd at the 91st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Trevin Wallace at linebacker with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots open.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Evan Williams. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
A big swing on Jacob Monk at Round 6, Pick 27, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They went early on Trey Taylor in pick 219, and the value did not follow. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
They talked themselves into Jalen Sundell at the 245th pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
LaDarius Henderson in the 255th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
