B
Green Bay Packers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Packers a B.
by shaner04 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 19 picks
· 3 steals
· 13 reaches
The war room fell hard for Trevin Wallace, and it showed at the 95th overall pick: 138 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Washington. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Cooper DeJean, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Kool-Aid McKinstry is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They reached into another round for Kingsley Suamataia, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Value said wait; Max Melton in pick 58 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Jaden Hicks at the 65th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ty'Ron Hopper well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ray Davis in Round 3, Pick 28, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Trevin Wallace in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Beau Brade this early at the 100th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in No. 101 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They reached a country mile for Hunter Nourzad at slot 126, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Javon Foster in pick 137 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A wild overpay on Logan Lee in the 142nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Rasheen Ali at pick No. 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jordan Travis at Round 6, Pick 1 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Erick All at pick 178 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Eric Watts in the 193rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A clean, defensible pick in the 202nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Curtis Jacobs. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 240 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.