B
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B.
by Pack a Day 1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The Packers torched the value chart for Matthew Jones, taking him 23 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
The Packers indulged a want in Smith while a need in edge rusher, quarterback and other spots stayed open. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in Round 2, Pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Calen Bullock at pick No. 57 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in the 91st overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Tykee Smith, a safety that was not the priority.
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at No. 125, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
MarShawn Lloyd in Round 4, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A curious use of slot 135. Edge rusher, quarterback and other spots needed the pick; a safety in James Williams did not.
By-the-book stuff, Kamal Hadden at the 137th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing JD Bertrand in No. 203. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jawhar Jordan at the 217th pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A real head-scratcher, Matthew Jones in pick No. 219 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
A reach for Dwight McGlothern in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A quiet steal in pick 251: Joshua Cephus for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
