C+
Green Bay Packers
The Packers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.
by GARRYR999 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
Nobody had Dadrion Taylor-Demerson this high, and it is not close. The Packers reached 35 spots to get him at the 91st pick. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.
The Packers indulged a want in Bishop while a need in quarterback, wide receiver and other spots stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
Hit on Tyler Nubin and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 30 they get an enforcer at safety, reach and all.
Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A wild overpay on Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Cole Bishop in slot 88 leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots for later.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Dadrion Taylor-Demerson while clear needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Sataoa Laumea is a better player than pick 129 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
By-the-book stuff, Javion Cohen at Round 5, Pick 32 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They will replay Myles Harden at pick 204 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid sticker price for Garret Greenfield in No. 216, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Magee. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Blake Watson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They reached a country mile for Khalid Duke at pick No. 251, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.