B-
Green Bay Packers
Good, not great, for the Packers: B-.
by Tom4GB24 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
It is a puzzling start. The Packers had quarterback, wide receiver and other spots to solve and reached instead for Cole Bishop, a safety, at pick 135. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Watson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 25 they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 41 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Adisa Isaac at No. 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 88 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bucky Irving. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in the 125th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A surprising call. With quarterback, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Cole Bishop, a safety they were not short of.
By-the-book stuff, Jawhar Jordan at the 203rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jaden Crumedy in Round 6, Pick 42 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Nathaniel Watson at No. 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Walter Rouse in the 246th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
