B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by Leapin'Lambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
Nobody else had Hayden Hatten anywhere near pick No. 246. The Packers did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Jones pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They took Bralen Trice at par in the 41st pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 57 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A tidy bit of business in pick 88, where Christian Mahogany graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at No. 125 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
James Williams in No. 135 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Nice patience on Christian Jones, who had no business lasting to pick 203. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board had Jase McClellan higher than the 217th pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brennan Armstrong. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Hayden Hatten at pick No. 246 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
