C+
Green Bay Packers
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Packers: C+.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for McKinnley Jackson, taking him 65 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The final tally is a middling C+.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 41 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
They reached a country mile for McKinnley Jackson at the 58th pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They did well to land Khyree Jackson in the 88th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Value said wait; Cole Bishop in No. 91 says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Javon Foster in pick No. 127 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Dillon Johnson in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No drama and no debate, Nathaniel Watson went about where he belonged in the 204th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Garret Greenfield. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jalen Coker at Round 7, Pick 23 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.