B+
Green Bay Packers
Nobody dealt better than the Packers this weekend: B+.
by gerald-grayhotmailcom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 21 picks
· 4 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.
They will need Ugwu to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Turner at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 15th overall pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
They did well to land Johnny Wilson in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in slot 36, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Value with a capital V on Dallas Turner in the 39th pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A straight-up fair deal on T.J. Tampa at pick 43, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Caelen Carson in pick No. 75; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No drama and no debate, Jackson Powers-Johnson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 13. The roster fit checks out.
Rod Moore at No. 78 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A big swing on Luke Lachey at slot 79, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
By-the-book stuff, TreVeyon Henderson at No. 82 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Nothing to complain about; Will Shipley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Kiran Amegadjie slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 11 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Tommy Eichenberg in the 114th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
J. Michael Sturdivant in pick 129 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
They took Sataoa Laumea at par in the 135th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Cole Bishop at pick No. 141 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
A quiet steal in slot 180: Tre Harris for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jack Nelson in pick 189 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Value said wait; Brian Ugwu in the 217th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Good price on Darius Muasau in pick No. 219, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
A real head-scratcher, Frank Gore Jr. in No. 232 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.