B
Green Bay Packers
The Packers won the night they stopped Williams from sliding. Grade: B.
by Pack a Day 1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
The rest of the league will want that one back. Miyan Williams tumbling to the Packers in slot 225 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They will answer for taking safety early while quarterback, tight end and other spots went begging. The Jones pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 25 they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Somehow Amarius Mims was still sitting there in pick No. 41, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They barely believed it either: Chop Robinson still on the board at the 57th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 25 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No drama and no debate, Audric Estime went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take Malik Mustapha, a safety that was not the priority.
The board had JD Bertrand higher than the 203rd pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A conviction pick on Matthew Jones at No. 217 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They took Trevor Keegan at par in No. 219, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Miyan Williams in pick No. 225, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid sticker price for Joshua Cephus in the 227th overall pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Fair-plus on Eric Gentry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.