B-
Green Bay Packers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Ford: B-.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Jaylan Ford slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at slot 203. Highway robbery.
Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They paid sticker price for Javon Bullard in pick 57, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Khyree Jackson at No. 88 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They took Audric Estime at par in Round 3, Pick 28, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Foster. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They reached into another round for Ty'Ron Hopper, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Jaylan Ford in pick No. 203 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Matthew Jones at Round 6, Pick 42 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They reached a country mile for Maurice Smith at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Ja'Had Carter at pick 246 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
