B-
Green Bay Packers
More right than wrong for the Packers, and a B- to prove it.
by jj3325 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Packers did exactly that with Frank Crum in slot 245.
That Polk pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Good price on Jordan Morgan in the 41st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
They went early on Jaylen Wright in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Ja'Lynn Polk slipping to the 88th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They jumped the gun on Cole Bishop, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They liked Roger Rosengarten enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 26. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylan Ford in pick 169, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
The board had cheaper options than Nathaniel Watson at Round 6, Pick 27, and it noticed. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Garret Greenfield at No. 219 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Frank Crum in the 245th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Sundell at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.