B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by Shaner04 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 4 reaches
The Devin Leary selection is the head-turner. The Packers reached 62 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
Rakestraw Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 25th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 26, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid a round early for Cole Bishop in No. 88, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
By-the-book stuff, MarShawn Lloyd at pick No. 91 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A quiet steal in the 126th pick: Sataoa Laumea for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They paid up for Tip Reiman at No. 169 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A conviction pick on Nathaniel Watson at the 202nd overall pick that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Julian Pearl in pick No. 219. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A real head-scratcher, Devin Leary in slot 245 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kimani Vidal. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.