B
Green Bay Packers
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Packers.
by Chaswerner ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Packers would have aced it. Braelon Allen at pick 134 is 25 spots clear of where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Colson is a bad player; it is that the Packers had louder needs to answer first. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rakestraw Jr..
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Kamren Kinchens in the 31st pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in pick 50. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in slot 51. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Kiran Amegadjie at No. 58 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They took Trey Benson at par in the 62nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A surprising call. With quarterback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 66 on Junior Colson, a linebacker they were not short of.
Johnny Wilson at the 67th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Sedrick Van Pran at No. 71 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Blake Corum in slot 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
The board had cheaper options than Javon Foster at Round 4, Pick 15, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Justin Eboigbe at the 117th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, tight end and other spots to take James Williams, a safety that was not the priority.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in pick 134, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
