B-
Green Bay Packers
Grand theft in slot 255: the Packers steal Thomas and grade out a B-.
by SteveOM1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like Nathan Thomas slides to No. 255, you do not overthink it, and the Packers did not. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Bishop lower, and that gap is the story.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
They did well to land Ladd McConkey in pick 41, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 58, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Cole Bishop at the 88th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in slot 91. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in the 126th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Mason McCormick in pick No. 169 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They took Jared Wiley at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Trevin Wallace in No. 219 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Kalen DeLoach in the 245th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Nathan Thomas in the 255th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.