B-
Green Bay Packers
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Packers.
by Jcp25 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Isaac Rex at the 243rd pick regardless, 82 picks early. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
Getting Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Tyler Nubin in pick No. 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They paid up for MarShawn Lloyd at slot 88 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in the 91st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khristian Boyd this early at No. 127. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Tykee Smith at the 168th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for C.J. Hanson. It fills a real need, too.
Omar Brown in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac Rex well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Kimani Vidal is a better player than pick 251 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
