Worst first-round NFL Draft picks in each division
Some teams drafted for need, while others stuck to the best-player-available approach during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday.
Here are the worst picks first-round picks in each division from Thursday.
NFC North | Jordan Morgan, offensive tackle, Green Bay Packers
Rasheed Walker allowed six sacks and 36 pressures last season as Green Bay’s starting left tackle, and adding Morgan, a 6-foot-5, 311-pound mauler, could be a good way to create some competition at the position.
But with more pressing needs like cornerback, safety and linebacker, and top prospects still on the board like cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Kool-Aid McKinstry, safeties Javon Bullard and Jaden Hicks, and linebackers Edgerrin Cooper and Payton Wilson, the Packers missed a golden opportunity to improve their defense.
NFC South | Michael Penix Jr., quarterback, Atlanta Falcons
General manager Terry Fontenot has some explaining to do after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract last month and then drafting his successor eighth overall weeks later. Sure, having a succession plan at QB is a smart play given Atlanta’s recent track record at the position, but it’s been six seasons since the Falcons had a credible pass-rushing threat, and they missed out on the chance to add some premier players at the position like Alabama’s Dallas Turner or Florida State’s Jared Verse.
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