B-
Green Bay Packers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Proctor: B-.
by jj3325 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Josh Proctor fell into Round 7, Pick 23. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The Wright pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
They paid up for Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 9 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Adonai Mitchell at the 57th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on McKinnley Jackson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A reach for Jaden Hicks in No. 91; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylen Wright. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They let Ty'Ron Hopper come to them and pounced at slot 168. A minor itch, scratched.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jaylin Simpson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They reached a country mile for Nathaniel Watson at No. 216, and the board is aghast. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Josh Proctor in the 243rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Donovan Jennings in pick No. 251 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
