C
Green Bay Packers
The phones sank the Packers this weekend: C.
by GSD3 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 1 steals
· 5 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Fentrell Cypress II slide 32 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.
Benson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Hit on Kamren Kinchens and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end. More want than need.
Trey Benson at the 41st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 25 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Mike Sainristil at the 92nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board had cheaper options than Darius Robinson at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Cedric Gray in slot 125 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Javon Foster in the 135th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
They reached a country mile for Shemar Turner at No. 203, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They jumped the gun on Jawhar Jordan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Omar Speights at the 219th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
You do not let a cornerback like Fentrell Cypress II reach pick No. 246 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.