B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by mikemagee ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Packers to leave a draft.
Reaching for Hicks left real value on the table behind him. On value alone, Watts makes the weekend a net positive.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Their trades came out a wash either way.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
A real head-scratcher, Jaden Hicks in the 41st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in Round 2, Pick 26, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at pick No. 88, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Roger Rosengarten at No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jarrian Jones in the 126th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Myles Harden at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
By-the-book stuff, Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 202 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A conviction pick on Trey Taylor at pick 219 that the board grades a round light. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
They talked themselves into Logan Lee at No. 224, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board had cheaper options than Kendall Milton at Round 7, Pick 17, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A slide stopped in the 245th overall pick, with Ryan Watts worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No drama and no debate, Frank Crum went about where he belonged in pick No. 255. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jalen Sundell at the 256th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They paid up for Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
