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Green Bay Packers
Larceny in No. 255 lands the Packers a A-, Dixon and all.
by Love jordan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like Johnny Dixon slides to the 255th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not.
They will need Allen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Bottom line, with T'Vondre Sweat leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.
Pick-by-Pick
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Kamari Lassiter at Round 2, Pick 26 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in the 88th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Steal is underselling it; Mike Sainristil at pick No. 91 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Beaux Limmer at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They jumped the gun on Tykee Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Circle this one: Jarrian Jones at the 168th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Steele Chambers at pick 201 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Somehow Joe Milton III was still sitting there in the 250th pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
You do not let a cornerback like Johnny Dixon reach the 255th overall pick and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
