B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by Pack a Day 1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
The tape said wait; the Packers did not. Trey Taylor went at pick 243, a good 54 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Edgerrin Cooper at the 41st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
By-the-book stuff, Zach Frazier at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They did well to land Khyree Jackson in pick No. 88, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in pick 111; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A wild overpay on Tykee Smith in the 123rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They jumped the gun on Theo Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Fair-plus on Luke McCaffrey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Joe Milton III at pick 204 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Kimani Vidal at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A big swing on Trey Taylor at the 243rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Value said wait; Dallas Gant in the 251st overall pick says they were not listening. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
