B
Green Bay Packers
Dixon should have been long gone. The Packers pounced, and earned a B.
by feveryone ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Johnny Dixon got past him. The Packers do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 44. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
The Gore Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They did well to land Byron Murphy II in the 25th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
They paid sticker price for T.J. Tampa in slot 48, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Kingsley Suamataia in Round 2, Pick 26 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaden Hicks in the 88th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A straight-up fair deal on Malik Washington at pick 91, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Mohamed Kamara at No. 126 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Walter Rouse at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 202 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Curtis Jacobs at No. 212 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Dixon at pick No. 219 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Tylan Grable in Round 7, Pick 25 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Bub Means graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
