B
Green Bay Packers
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Packers a B.
by SteveOM1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The Packers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Kimani Vidal at Round 7, Pick 2 regardless, 31 picks early.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Bullard pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board had cheaper options than Edgerrin Cooper at slot 41, and it noticed. A minor itch, scratched.
Javon Bullard at the 58th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Max Melton in the 88th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Christian Mahogany at No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Theo Johnson at Round 3, Pick 37 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Isaac Guerendo at the 126th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They jumped the gun on Ty'Ron Hopper, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Jaden Crumedy at the 202nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
No edge and no loss on Jordan Magee in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Kimani Vidal in pick 222 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Bub Means in Round 7, Pick 25 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They paid sticker price for Tyler Owens in pick No. 255, and that is fine. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
