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Green Bay Packers

The Packers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

by Chaswerner · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Packers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. Every board in the league had Allen lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.7 · Pick 39 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 36
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at Round 2, Pick 7 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 39
Tyler Guyton in slot 40 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in pick No. 47, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 56
A premium they did not need to pay, Edgerrin Cooper a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 63
Javon Bullard at the 62nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 68
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in the 66th pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Junior Colson adds a linebacker and leaves quarterback, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 86
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots open.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 106
Matt Goncalves in the 89th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
No edge and no loss on Darius Robinson in the 115th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Beaux Limmer · C · rank 144
Beaux Limmer in Round 4, Pick 26 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · James Williams · S · rank 135
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent pick 131 on James Williams, a safety they were not short of.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 134
Will Shipley at No. 132 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 139
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Braelon Allen. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.