B-
Green Bay Packers
Larceny in the 202nd pick lands the Packers a B-, Tracy Jr. and all.
by noname ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tyrone Tracy Jr., pick No. 202, roughly 49 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
If Gray pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
They paid sticker price for Jonathon Brooks in No. 46, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. It fills a real need, too.
Jaden Hicks in the 88th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cedric Gray. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Jarrian Jones at the 126th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A slide stopped in pick 151, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
They barely believed it either: Tyrone Tracy Jr. still on the board at No. 202. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They took Jordan Magee at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
No edge and no loss on Marcellas Dial in pick 245; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Jalen Sundell at the 255th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
