B
Green Bay Packers
The Packers robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: B.
by TitletownUSA ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Packers watched Jha'Quan Jackson slide 41 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Williams lower, and that gap is the story.
Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Cooper DeJean went about where he belonged in slot 27. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in pick No. 41, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They paid a round early for Michael Hall Jr. in the 71st overall pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
By-the-book stuff, Caelen Carson at pick 90 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Good price on Dominick Puni in the 93rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Elijah Jones at Round 4, Pick 13, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They liked Evan Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 202. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They will replay Jha'Quan Jackson at No. 219 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They jumped the gun on Kimani Vidal, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Nice patience on KT Leveston, who had no business lasting to the 255th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
