Updated Pro Football Focus mock draft has Green Bay Packers replacing Davante Adams
The Green Bay Packers have two selections in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft thanks to trading star wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this month. Green Bay has the No. 22 overall pick and the No. 28 overall pick. The latest mock draft from Pro Football Focus has […]
The Green Bay Packers have two selections in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft thanks to trading star wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this month.
Green Bay has the No. 22 overall pick and the No. 28 overall pick.
The latest mock draft from Pro Football Focus has the Packers attempting to replace Adams with one of those selections.
With the No. 22 pick, PFF has the Packers drafting Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.
From PFF:
McDuffie is a clean cornerback prospect with plus coverage ability and athleticism to overcome length and size concerns. He won’t be everyone’s cup of tea because of his sub-30-inch arms, but he’s exactly the type of cornerback Green Bay covets and draws a lot of similarities to current Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander.
With the No. 28 pick, PFF has Green Bay selecting Georgia wide receiver George Pickens, a 6-foot-3 wideout who just turned 21 earlier this month.
From PFF:
Pickens caught just 90 passes in his college career, and more than half of them came in his true freshman season in 2019. Injuries prevented him from building on his stellar start with Georgia, but a fully healthy Pickens very well could be one of the top three receivers who come out of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Pickens has dealt with some injuries in college, but when he's on the field he's an elite wide receiver that has Pro-Bowl potential in the NFL.
Obviously, there's no way to replace Adams. But Pickens could certainly develop into a key offensive player for the Packers.
The former five-star recruit is a complete wide receiver. He has prototypical wide receiver size, great burst off the line of scrimmage and he excels at making contested catches.
Pickens also has great hands and enough speed (he ran a 4.47 in the 40-yard dash the combine) to stretch the field vertically.
If Pickens hadn't dealt with injuries at Georgia, he's probably a top 10-15 pick in this year's draft. Landing him at No. 28 could be a major steal for Green Bay if he stays healthy at the next level.
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