B
Green Bay Packers
Best value of the weekend goes to the Packers for Wiley: B.
by mto ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 9 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Michael Wiley slides to No. 246, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that.
Steal is underselling it; Dallas Turner at pick 41 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They will replay Nate Wiggins at the 57th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for Ennis Rakestraw Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Tykee Smith at pick No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 25 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They did well to land Daijun Edwards in slot 135, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A tidy bit of business in the 203rd overall pick, where Ethan Driskell graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Circle this one: JD Bertrand at pick 217 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Josh Proctor in No. 219 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Somehow Michael Wiley was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier running back value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
