B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by leapinLambeaus ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 4 steals
· 5 reaches
You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Packers did exactly that with Sam Hartman in the 232nd pick. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
The Monheim pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on 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 the 11th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Tyler Nubin in slot 39 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A premium they did not need to pay, Brian Thomas Jr. a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Byron Murphy II slipping to No. 75 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in pick 88, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Roman Wilson at the 111th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jonah Monheim reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at the 189th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A conviction pick on Miles Frazier at the 202nd pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in Round 6, Pick 42 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Fair-plus on De'Corian Clark, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Sam Hartman in pick 232 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
