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Green Bay Packers
The Packers turned the phones into found money: A-.
by Leapin'Lambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Packers spent No. 246 on Hayden Hatten, a name the board had a full 55 spots lower.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Smith value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.
Pick-by-Pick
A straight-up fair deal on Chop Robinson at No. 41, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board had cheaper options than Mekhi Wingo at pick No. 56, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in slot 87, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They liked Blake Fisher enough to skip the value, taking him in the 88th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Audric Estime in the 92nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 25. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They barely believed it either: Ainias Smith still on the board at Round 4, Pick 35. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jaylan Ford at the 174th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Fair-plus on Jalen Berger, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taulia Tagovailoa. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They read the board right and Erick All was the payoff at slot 219. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
No edge and no loss on Aaron Frost in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Hayden Hatten in pick No. 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
