B
Green Bay Packers
Davis should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B.
by mhollander21 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 6 steals
· 6 reaches
When a board-topper like Isaiah Davis slides to Round 7, Pick 25, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.
The cost of the Bortolini reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 27 they get an island corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They jumped the gun on Edgerrin Cooper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Chris Braswell at the 58th overall pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Legette reach the 88th pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Cole Bishop in slot 90 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A premium they did not need to pay, Braelon Allen a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Value said wait; Matt Goncalves in Round 3, Pick 29 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
They talked themselves into Tanor Bortolini at No. 126, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Steal is underselling it; James Williams at Round 5, Pick 33 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They barely believed it either: Sataoa Laumea still on the board at the 186th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Josh Proctor. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Garret Greenfield at the 219th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Isaiah Davis in pick No. 245 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Drake Nugent in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.