B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by Relyt96 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Austin Booker at pick No. 125 is 34 spots clear of where he belonged.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Wilson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Patrick Paul at pick 41 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Payton Wilson in No. 63 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Tykee Smith at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Nice patience on Roman Wilson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 91. It fills a real need, too.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Booker well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Braelon Allen at pick 131 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They went early on Drake Nugent in the 135th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
They took Jared Wiley at par in No. 203, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Myles Jones in the 217th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid sticker price for Jontrey Hunter in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
No edge and no loss on Zion Logue in slot 246; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
