B-
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Hayden Hatten; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 54 spots ahead at slot 247.
The Franklin pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Bo Nix at Round 2, Pick 9 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A premium they did not need to pay, Mekhi Wingo a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 91 with a little surplus value in Marist Liufau. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Max Melton in the 126th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at the 135th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jase McClellan. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Xavier Thomas at slot 217 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Steele Chambers at No. 219 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Steal is underselling it; Zakhari Franklin at Round 7, Pick 26 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Value said wait; Hayden Hatten in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
