B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by Igor Castro ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 5 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Trey Taylor at the 251st overall pick is 46 spots clear of where he belonged.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Edgerrin Cooper in the 41st pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They jumped the gun on Trey Benson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cole Bishop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jarrian Jones in No. 168, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They liked Tanor Bortolini enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 29. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
The board had cheaper options than Austin Reed at the 216th overall pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They did well to land Trevin Wallace in pick 243, just ahead of his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
They talked themselves into Trey Taylor at the 251st pick, and the board did not agree. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.