B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers robbed the room for McClellan. Final grade: B-.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jase McClellan fell into No. 243. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
Reaching for Logan Jr. left real value on the table behind him. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
T'Vondre Sweat in the 41st pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Braden Fiske in No. 58 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
DJ James at slot 88 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Braswell at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Javon Foster slipping to pick 127 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
A slide stopped in the 168th overall pick, with Mason McCormick worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They barely believed it either: Layden Robinson still on the board at Round 6, Pick 29. The roster fit checks out.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kenny Logan Jr. in pick No. 216, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They will replay Jase McClellan at the 243rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Sam Hartman at slot 251 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
