B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers let King fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.
by JDHAYES ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 6 steals
· 3 reaches
When a board-topper like Kalen King slides to the 202nd pick, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.
The Hanson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper DeJean at the 41st pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
The board had cheaper options than Christian Mahogany at the 88th overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A wild overpay on Matt Goncalves in Round 3, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Cole Bishop in pick No. 126, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Sione Vaki is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
The board fumbled Kalen King all the way to pick 202, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
C.J. Hanson at pick 219 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Somehow Julian Pearl was still sitting there in the 245th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Tatum Bethune at Round 7, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
