Starting this week, we’re going to do something a little different here at Acme Packing Company. Every Monday, we’re going to release a potential draft scenario for the Green Bay Packers and you’ll decide who the Packers should take in the first round. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, we’ll open up the voting for Day 2 selections.
So we simmed the first 22 picks of next month's draft using Pro Football Focus’ mock draft simulator, now it’s time for the comment section to decide how the Packers are going to use their top pick of the draft. For the purposes of this exercise, we’re going to focus on Green Bay’s primary positions of need: receiver, defensive end, defensive tackle and cornerback.
PFF Mock Draft Simulator Results
#2, Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado
#3, New York Giants: Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
#7, New York Jets: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan
#11, San Francisco 49ers: Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia
#12, Dallas Cowboys: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
#13, Miami Dolphins: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
#14, Indianapolis Colts: Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College
#15, Atlanta Falcons: Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M
#16, Arizona Cardinals: Mike Green, DE, Marshall
#17, Cincinnati Bengals: Matthew Golden, WR, Texas
#18, Seattle Seahawks: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
#20, Denver Broncos: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
#22, Los Angeles Chargers: Jalon Walker, DE, Georgia
Picks number 11 through 18 were a complete bloodbath for the Packers’ needs. For eight straight picks, defensive ends, receivers and cornerbacks came off of the board. On top of that, two of the three picks before Green Bay was on the clock were also defensive linemen. It’s safe to say this is about a worst-case scenario for how the board could shake out in April.
Packers First-Round Options
#19 James Pearce Jr., DE, Tennessee
#24 Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi
#28 Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
#29 Luther Burden, WR, Missouri
#30 Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
#36 Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M
#37 Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
#39 Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky
#41 Darius Alexander, DT, Toledo
#42 Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
#43 Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State
#44 Landon Jackson, DE, Arkansas
#45 Alfred Collins, DT, Texas
#46 Jack Sawyer, DE, Ohio State
#47 Tyleik Williams, DT, Ohio State
#48 Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi
Above are the players currently ranked within the top 50 prospects on the consensus draft board who are available at the Packers’ positions of need. If you want to nominate a different player, go ahead and do so in the comment section. I just wanted to start the conversation with these prospects.
Whichever comment receives the highest amount of “rec”s will be named the winner in 24 hours and we’ll advance to the second round of this APC-chooses-its-own-adventure mock draft. Let the debates begin.