B-
Green Bay Packers
Larceny in the 204th overall pick lands the Packers a B-, Jones and all.
by jj3325 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
When a board-topper like Jarrian Jones slides to Round 6, Pick 29, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.
If Bortolini pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Edgerrin Cooper at the 41st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in the 58th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They went early on Trey Benson in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Cole Bishop at pick No. 91 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in No. 127, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They reached a country mile for Tanor Bortolini at slot 168, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jarrian Jones at Round 6, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No edge and no loss on Garret Greenfield in the 216th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jordan Magee at pick No. 243 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Value said wait; Khalid Duke in Round 7, Pick 31 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.