B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let Bertrand fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by packergm2 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how JD Bertrand got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at No. 245. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
Spending an early pick on safety with quarterback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
No drama and no debate, Javon Bullard went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 9. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at pick No. 58 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Melton at No. 88 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, running back and other spots to take Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, a safety that was not the priority.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ben Sinnott. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Layden Robinson at the 169th pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jaylen Harrell at pick 202 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A clean, defensible pick in the 219th pick with a little surplus value in Nathaniel Watson. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, JD Bertrand in Round 7, Pick 25, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tylan Grable reach the 255th overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.