B-
Green Bay Packers
A solid, sensible weekend for the Packers: B-.
by Pack a Day 1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
The Packers bet big and early on Matthew Jones, 25 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
They banked enough surplus on Mims to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Byron Murphy II, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They barely believed it either: Amarius Mims still on the board at No. 41. The roster fit checks out.
Calen Bullock in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Mike Sainristil at the 88th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in the 91st pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
MarShawn Lloyd at pick 125 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at the 135th pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Emani Bailey is a better player than Round 6, Pick 28 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Joshua Cephus at slot 219 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They liked Dwight McGlothern enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 246. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.