B+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers robbed the room for Melton. Final grade: B+.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 7 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Max Melton, the No. 63 name on the board, in No. 125. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
The Jones pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
Tyler Nubin in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Adonai Mitchell at No. 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Somehow Darius Robinson was still sitting there in pick 58, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Braden Fiske at the 88th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Steal is underselling it; Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 91 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Max Melton in slot 125, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in Round 5, Pick 1; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Marist Liufau at the 139th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylan Ford in slot 168, miles early. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jase McClellan in pick No. 201. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Matthew Jones in No. 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
The board had Javontae Jean-Baptiste higher than pick 245, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A big swing on Sam Hartman at the 255th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
