B-
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B-.
by Stevereno ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 9 steals
· 3 reaches
The Taylor Upshaw selection is the head-turner. The Packers reached 93 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.
Magee at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In pick 25 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
The board fumbled T.J. Tampa all the way to pick No. 88, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Renardo Green at No. 91 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Hunter Nourzad at slot 126 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Value said wait; Bub Means in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 202 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They will replay Dominique Hampton at the 216th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Magee at pick No. 219 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Taylor Upshaw in slot 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Devaughn Vele at the 255th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
