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Green Bay Packers

Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.

by GARRYR999 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Packers took Demani Richardson a full 57 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

It is not that Gray is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 34
In pick No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 40
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Nubin at pick 41, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 43
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than slot 58, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 89
They paid sticker price for Caelen Carson in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 87
A clean, defensible pick in the 91st overall pick with a little surplus value in Marshawn Kneeland. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 124
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cedric Gray adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 159
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 32, where Mason McCormick graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.29 · Pick 204 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 207
They took Nathan Thomas at par in the 204th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Rasheen Ali · RB · rank 225
They paid up for Rasheen Ali at pick 216 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.23 · Pick 243 · Demani Richardson · S · rank 300
A wild overpay on Demani Richardson in slot 243, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 262
Jawhar Jordan at pick No. 251 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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