C+
Green Bay Packers
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Packers get a C+.
by ahmqg ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Tahj Washington at the 246th pick is 116 spots clear of where he belonged.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a No. 1 receiver, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
The board had cheaper options than Edgerrin Cooper at pick 41, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
T'Vondre Sweat in the 57th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Tykee Smith at Round 3, Pick 25 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Ray Davis in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jarrian Jones in No. 125 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Cam Hart at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Christian Jones in slot 203 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Thomas in pick No. 217 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A big swing on Charles Turner III at the 219th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tahj Washington. The roster fit checks out.