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Green Bay Packers
The Packers turned the phones into found money: A-.
by clp4305 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 23 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Packers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.
Getting Grimes where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If Jefferson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kalen King and all.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Kalen King went about where he belonged in pick 42. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jonah Elliss in the 43rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A reach on Jermaine Burton in No. 46; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Leonard Taylor III at the 62nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They let Ja'Lynn Polk come to them and pounced at pick No. 73. The roster fit checks out.
Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 109 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Jaheim Bell at Round 4, Pick 10 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They took Roman Wilson at par in pick 114, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for KJ Jefferson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
By-the-book stuff, Zach Frazier at Round 4, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They barely believed it either: Junior Colson still on the board at the Round 4 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A conviction pick on Tahj Brooks at the 135th pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on T.J. Sanders in the 150th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 151 with a little surplus value in Cameron Ward. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 152 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
They paid sticker price for Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick 160, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They paid a round early for Keith Randolph Jr. in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jordan Whittington is a better player than the 219th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zy Alexander. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Theo Johnson in pick No. 234 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Tony Grimes at slot 236 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jase McClellan a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.