B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 1 steals
· 8 reaches
Nobody had Omar Speights this high, and it is not close. The Packers reached 67 spots to get him at pick No. 257.
A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Getting Tampa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
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 premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and T.J. Tampa at pick 58 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They reached into another round for Renardo Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Audric Estime at No. 91 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They liked Christian Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in the 127th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
By-the-book stuff, Javion Cohen at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They went early on Garret Greenfield in the 204th pick, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Proctor at pick 216, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
They paid up for Joshua Cephus at the 243rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Sam Hartman at slot 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Value said wait; Omar Speights in pick No. 257 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
