C+
Green Bay Packers
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Packers.
by Ejpackers22 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on Luke McCaffrey; the Packers did not wait, grabbing him 19 spots ahead at pick 130. A mixed bag that lands at C+.
The All pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.
On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.
Hit on Cooper DeJean and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper DeJean. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board had Chop Robinson higher than Round 2, Pick 4, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in pick No. 58, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Christian Mahogany at slot 88 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A clean, defensible pick in the 89th overall pick with a little surplus value in Dadrion Taylor-Demerson. A minor itch, scratched.
Ray Davis at No. 113 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A conviction pick on Kalen King at pick No. 126 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They reached into another round for Luke McCaffrey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Jefferson a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Trente Jones at the 202nd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Nice patience on Erick All, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A tidy bit of business in the 245th pick, where Frank Gore Jr. graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No drama and no debate, Sam Hartman went about where he belonged in No. 255. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.