B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by TheMemeBroker ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Packers spent slot 210 on LaDarius Henderson, a name most had 36 spots down the list.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is not that Williams is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first.
The Washington pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in pick 37. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No edge and no loss on Kamari Lassiter in slot 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They took Blake Corum at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A straight-up fair deal on Marshawn Kneeland at pick No. 91, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Fair-plus on Cole Bishop, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A surprising call. With quarterback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent pick 127 on James Williams, a safety they were not short of.
Javion Cohen at No. 168 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tahj Washington at pick No. 204 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
LaDarius Henderson at the 210th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trevin Wallace this early at slot 216. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Joshua Cephus at the 243rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Josh Wallace at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
