B
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B.
by Leapin'Lambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Trey Knox; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 43 spots ahead at No. 245. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
By-the-book stuff, Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 25th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid sticker price for Junior Colson in Round 2, Pick 9, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Value with a capital V on Christian Haynes in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Fair-plus on Patrick Paul, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They talked themselves into Braelon Allen at pick No. 91, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Johnny Wilson at pick 126 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Beau Brade in the 169th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
No drama and no debate, Edefuan Ulofoshio went about where he belonged in pick No. 202. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Matthew Jones at pick 219 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
They reached a country mile for Trey Knox at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A big swing on Andrew Raym at No. 255, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.