B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by jj3325 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for Walter Rouse, taking him 38 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Landing Thomas Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at pick No. 41. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A straight-up fair deal on Edgerrin Cooper at the 57th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
By-the-book stuff, McKinnley Jackson at pick 88 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jaden Hicks at No. 91 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylen Wright in the Round 4 slot, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Fair-plus on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Value said wait; Tanor Bortolini in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
They talked themselves into Trevor Keegan at pick 216, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Walter Rouse. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Daequan Hardy at the 251st overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.