First-Round Receiver at Last in the Seven-Round Packers Mock Draft 2.0
For the first time in twenty years, the Green Bay Packers selected a receiver with their first-round selection. This year might be the one, despite how unbelievable it seems. Here’s why.
We will be simulating our own mock drafts every week until the end of April to see how Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst can approach his perceived requirements to help bolster a club that made it to the NFL playoffs’ divisional round.
After utilising the Pro Football Focus simulator last week, we used the Pro Football Network simulator for this mock draft.
This is the way it worked out.
Yes, the year the Packers choose a receiver in the first round is the one in which you believe they do not need one.
In this instance, the offensive tackle class was a touch lacklustre, and all of the defensive backs that were worth selecting in the first round were gone.
Maybe in the first round, Gutekunst will consider a scenario like that and attempt to acquire a luxury choice.
Christian Watson and Thomas have a lot in common.
At 6-foot-4 on the list, he’s large and fast. For an LSU offence that saw Jayden Daniels win the Heisman Trophy, he was a big-play machine. Having scored 24 touchdowns throughout his collegiate career, he has a knack for the end zone.
The fact that the Packers lack a guy who can blow apart a rival defence when Watson is not in the starting lineup is one possible complaint regarding the receiver room.
Watson is seeing doctors in an attempt to diagnose the hamstring problems that hampered him in 2023, but having insurance is always a good idea.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling was not covered by insurance when he was with the Packers, which restricted the offensive output. As the Packers continue to surround Jordan Love in the offence, Thomas brings another potent weapon to the mix.
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Robinson is probably loved by the Packers if they loved Lukas Van Ness.
Among the Senior Bowl’s stars was Robinson. His stature was 6 feet 5 inches, 286 pounds, and 34 3/4 inches in the arms.
Robinson was a dominant senior in his fifth year, recording 14 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks. PFF claims that Robinson produced 42 pressures.
Although they could use one, pass rushers are not considered Green Bay’s most pressing need. In November, Preston Smith will turn thirty-two. While Brenton Cox is a relative unknown and Kingsley Enagbare suffered an ACL tear in the playoffs, Rashan Gary is one of the team’s mainstays and Van Ness is a growing talent.
The Packers could use a bit more energy because of the way they usually prefer to rotate their pass rushers. Given his stature, he ought to be able to assist both inside and outside on passing downs.
When it comes to energy in the front seven, Cooper would bolster the Packers’ linebacker corps, which has to grow stronger as they move to a 4-3 configuration.
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