B-
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by LeapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
The Packers went off the board in a big way for Isaiah Davis, 74 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Good price on Edgerrin Cooper in No. 39, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
J.J. McCarthy at pick No. 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 75 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at the 93rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 111 with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Khyree Jackson in the 130th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 135 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Taking Ainias Smith in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
No drama and no debate, Jaylon Carlies went about where he belonged in pick 217. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They reached into another round for Isaiah Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A wild overpay on Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 232, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
