B
Green Bay Packers
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Packers.
by brabazonlaw ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 1 reaches
There is reaching, and then there is Carter Bradley at the Round 7 slot. The Packers jumped the board by 39 and dared it to prove them wrong.
Fautanu at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
They trusted the board more than the depth chart.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 25 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Rome Odunze at the 41st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They robbed the room for Troy Fautanu here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Somehow Kingsley Suamataia was still sitting there in pick No. 88, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Max Melton is a better player than slot 91 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They read the board right and Kitan Oladapo was the payoff at No. 169. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Fair-plus on Curtis Jacobs, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A tidy bit of business in the 219th overall pick, where Jaylan Ford graded well above the range. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dominique Hampton at the Round 7 slot. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carter Bradley this early at pick 255. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.