B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by FreshPrinceOfGB ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Packers to leave a draft. No fireworks, but a solid B-.
If McCormick pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pearl.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in No. 41. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 26; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Christian Mahogany in slot 88 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in pick 91, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Mason McCormick in pick No. 126 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
A reach for Khristian Boyd in the 169th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Myles Cole in the 202nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Julian Pearl is a better player than Round 6, Pick 44 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
