B
Green Bay Packers
Larceny in the 255th overall pick lands the Packers a B, Jackson and all.
by ScottH ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jha'Quan Jackson, slot 255, roughly 77 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
They are betting Milton III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Tyler Nubin slipping to No. 50 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Adisa Isaac in Round 3, Pick 25, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Christian Mahogany in pick 91 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
You do not let a running back like Bucky Irving reach pick No. 120 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They talked themselves into Joe Milton III at the 126th pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
The board fumbled James Williams all the way to the 169th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Cody Schrader worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Circle this one: Trey Knox at No. 245 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
They will replay Jha'Quan Jackson at the 255th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.