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Green Bay Packers

The Packers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

by ZealMamba · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future C

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Packers reached some 43 spots for Nathaniel Watson, and value like that does not grow back. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots went begging.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Clark steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In pick 20 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 46
Calen Bullock at slot 52 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 72
Blake Corum in pick No. 57 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 86
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the 88th overall pick on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 28, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 99
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 116
The board had Tyrice Knight higher than pick 126, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 152
Value with a capital V on Theo Johnson in the 168th pick, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 179
They paid a round early for Roger Rosengarten in the 170th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 186
Javon Baker in No. 203 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 259
They talked themselves into Nathaniel Watson at slot 216, and the board did not agree. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.23 · Pick 243 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 212
De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Chad Lindberg · C · rank 283
Chad Lindberg in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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