B-
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.
by PackersFanForever ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 5 steals
· 7 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Packers took Dallas Gant at pick No. 231, roughly 90 spots before his name belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Fashanu pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
Olumuyiwa Fashanu slid further than he should have, and pick No. 25 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at Round 2, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
A conviction pick on Sedrick Van Pran at the 58th pick that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A slide stopped in No. 91, with Renardo Green worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No drama and no debate, MarShawn Lloyd went about where he belonged in slot 98. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A tidy bit of business in slot 126, where Elijah Jones graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tykee Smith at pick No. 138 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Malik Mustapha in pick 150 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tanor Bortolini well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A quiet steal in Round 6, Pick 5: Kamal Hadden for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Fair-plus on Jordan Jefferson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A reach on Logan Lee in the 202nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They did well to land Nathaniel Watson in the 219th pick, just ahead of his grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dallas Gant in Round 7, Pick 11, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
The board had cheaper options than Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
They let Bub Means come to them and pounced at No. 255. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.