B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by skambam ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers went off the board in a big way for Tanor Bortolini, 99 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.
Magee at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Tyler Guyton in the 41st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
No edge and no loss on Javon Bullard in Round 2, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Tykee Smith with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Roman Wilson at pick 91 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tanor Bortolini. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and No. 168 is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Harrell at the 203rd pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Circle this one: Emani Bailey at pick 216 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 23 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Value said wait; DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 251 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
