B+
Green Bay Packers
Grand theft in the 246th overall pick: the Packers steal Randolph Jr. and grade out a B+.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Keith Randolph Jr. tumbling to the Packers in the Round 7 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They jumped the gun on Mekhi Wingo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Somehow Tyler Nubin was still sitting there in pick 61, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Khyree Jackson in Round 3, Pick 25 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They did well to land Marist Liufau in the 91st pick, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Zak Zinter in No. 93 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Foster. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Beaux Limmer at pick No. 135 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A quiet steal in No. 167: Jaylen Wright for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Braelon Allen at the 203rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Fair-plus on Sam Hartman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jalen Green at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
The board fumbled Keith Randolph Jr. all the way to Round 7, Pick 26, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They will replay Steele Chambers at the 251st pick for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
