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Grand theft in pick No. 217: the Packers steal Driskell and grade out a B-.

by jj3325 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ethan Driskell tumbling to the Packers in slot 217 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Wright reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 13
Cooper DeJean at the Round 1 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
They paid sticker price for Byron Murphy II in pick 41, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 66
The board had cheaper options than Javon Bullard at the 57th pick, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 86
Marist Liufau at pick No. 88 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, quarterback and other spots untouched.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 129
By-the-book stuff, Will Shipley at No. 125 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 154
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Wright well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 201
Omar Speights in slot 203 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Ethan Driskell · OT · rank 182
The board fumbled Ethan Driskell all the way to Round 6, Pick 42, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 226
Trevor Keegan in the 219th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 249
They took Dwight McGlothern at par in No. 246, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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