B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by bumanchu47 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Packers never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
The cost of the Cephus reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Melton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
A reasonable price with a little left over, T.J. Tampa in the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Calen Bullock slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 25 is lovely value for the safety. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Nice patience on Malachi Corley, who had no business lasting to No. 88. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Bucky Irving at pick No. 91 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Max Melton is a better player than slot 126 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They took Layden Robinson at par in the 168th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They read the board right and Ethan Driskell was the payoff at the 203rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Jordan Magee at pick 216 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They liked Joshua Cephus enough to skip the value, taking him in the 243rd overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach for Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 31; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.