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Green Bay Packers
Nobody dealt better than the Packers this weekend: B.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 3 steals
· 6 reaches
The Packers put a flag in the ground for Matthew Jones, 38 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Gore Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Chop Robinson at slot 25 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A premium they did not need to pay, Braden Fiske a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Xavier Worthy at the 58th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Value said wait; McKinnley Jackson in pick 89 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Nice patience on Kris Abrams-Draine, who had no business lasting to No. 91. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tykee Smith at pick No. 127 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They took Dillon Johnson at par in the 168th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A quiet steal in the 204th overall pick: Jaylan Ford for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
The board had cheaper options than Garret Greenfield at pick No. 210, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They will replay Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They talked themselves into Sam Hartman at No. 251, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
