B+
Green Bay Packers
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Packers and Jones: B+.
by sophiegold ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Packers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Kingsley Suamataia in slot 55 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Haynes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 88 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Good price on Trey Benson in the 91st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value with a capital V on Cedric Gray in pick 126, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They robbed the room for Jarrian Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A tidy bit of business in slot 169, where Tyrone Tracy Jr. graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Cornelius Johnson is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
No edge and no loss on Jordan Magee in No. 219; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
They took Marcellas Dial at par in the 245th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Michael Barrett at pick No. 255 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
