B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by Chaswerner ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
Hard to follow the map here. The Packers bypassed quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Junior Colson at Round 3, Pick 8, a spot they had covered. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Benson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 28 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in pick 43, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the 49th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Trey Benson in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Bullard at the 65th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent No. 72 on Junior Colson, a linebacker they were not short of.
They paid up for Sedrick Van Pran at slot 78 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Darius Robinson at Round 4, Pick 10 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 125 on James Williams with quarterback, wide receiver and other spots unsolved.
Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Braelon Allen at No. 153 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Jaylen Wright at the 154th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
