B+
Green Bay Packers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Packers a B+.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Packers shredded theirs for Rondell Bothroyd. He came off 62 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They banked enough surplus on McClellan to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Amarius Mims at the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Terrion Arnold in pick No. 40 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in pick 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Calen Bullock in the 51st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 19 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Christian Haynes at the 92nd pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in slot 119. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in the 135th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hartman at Round 6, Pick 22 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Circle this one: Jase McClellan at pick 217 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ja'Had Carter this early at the Round 6 slot. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Rondell Bothroyd in pick No. 223 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Value with a capital V on Nathaniel Watson in the 240th pick, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
