B
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B.
by grits50 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jeremy James at pick 219, a reach of 23 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback, wide receiver and other spots went begging. The Jurkovec steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 9: Tyler Nubin for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in No. 58. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 92 on Tykee Smith with cornerback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
They reached a country mile for Drake Nugent at the 125th pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Austin Booker at Round 5, Pick 27 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They took Erick All at par in the 203rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Eric Gentry at the 217th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor need, but a need all the same.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeremy James in pick No. 219, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
They will replay Phil Jurkovec at slot 246 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.