B
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B.
by 2024 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 2 reaches
There is reaching, and then there is Maema Njongmeta at the 255th pick. The Packers jumped the board by 75 and dared it to prove them wrong. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
However the rest shakes out, Gould at that price is a win they earned. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They paid sticker price for Kamari Lassiter in No. 41, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They took Jermaine Burton at par in slot 58, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Melton in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jaden Hicks in pick 91 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Braelon Allen in the 126th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Anthony Gould in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
They read the board right and Tanor Bortolini was the payoff at pick No. 202. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jared Wiley slid further than he should have, and the 219th pick is lovely value for the tight end. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jackson Mitchell at Round 7, Pick 25 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Maema Njongmeta in No. 255 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
