B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Milton III: B-.
by Haggerjp ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Joe Milton III got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at the 217th pick.
Reaching for Lindberg left real value on the table behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Taliese Fuaga in Round 1, Pick 25. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
T.J. Tampa in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Trey Benson at slot 88 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Rod Moore in pick No. 92 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Christian Haynes at the 96th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They took Sataoa Laumea at par in pick 125, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Fair-plus on Jarrian Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Gabe Hall at pick 203 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They will replay Joe Milton III at slot 217 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Jordan Magee at Round 6, Pick 44 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
They reached a country mile for Chad Lindberg at the 246th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
