B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 5 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Kyle Hergel at Round 7, Pick 31 will need to, sitting 103 spots clear of his grade.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Ford falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
They paid a round early for Braden Fiske in No. 41, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A slide stopped in the 58th overall pick, with Edgerrin Cooper worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A tidy little value on Khyree Jackson in pick 88, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
McKinnley Jackson at the 91st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board had cheaper options than Christian Jones at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than Round 5, Pick 32 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 204, where Tahj Washington graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jaylan Ford in pick 216 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Kenny Logan Jr. at the 243rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kyle Hergel in slot 251, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
