B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by JChapman79 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The Packers clearly saw something nobody else did in Taulia Tagovailoa, taking him 33 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
They banked enough surplus on Pritchett to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Braden Fiske at Round 2, Pick 26 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Fair-plus on Renardo Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They took Dominick Puni at par in the 88th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No drama and no debate, Christian Mahogany went about where he belonged in No. 91. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in pick 123; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at Round 4, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
A straight-up fair deal on Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 127, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Steal is underselling it; Nehemiah Pritchett at the 169th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cornelius Johnson in No. 196. The roster fit checks out.
Jared Wiley in slot 202 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Dominique Hampton at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Value with a capital V on Michael Barrett in the 245th overall pick, a genuine coup. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 255 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
