B-
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.
by HamFamPack ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for McCallan Castles, taking him 86 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
Braden Fiske in the 36th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They took T.J. Tampa at par in the 58th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
The board had cheaper options than Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 88, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No edge and no loss on MarShawn Lloyd in pick 91; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A wild overpay on Myles Cole in the 126th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jaylin Simpson at slot 152 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for James Williams in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric Watts in No. 202, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jacob Monk at pick 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, McCallan Castles well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A big swing on Kedon Slovis at Round 7, Pick 35, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
