B-
Green Bay Packers
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 7 reaches
Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Packers spent pick 245 on Prince Pines, a name most had 105 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
However the rest shakes out, Pearsall at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A big swing on Kingsley Suamataia at pick 41, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They paid a round early for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 58, more than the board wanted. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A wild overpay on Blake Fisher in slot 88, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Steal is underselling it; Ricky Pearsall at Round 3, Pick 28 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached a country mile for Trevor Keegan at the 126th overall pick, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kendall Milton this early at the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A tidy bit of business in the 202nd overall pick, where Johnny Dixon graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Sam Hartman at Round 6, Pick 44 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Prince Pines at pick 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Marcellas Dial slipping to No. 255 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
