While our Mock 3.0 started similarly to 1.0 and 2.0, with the Green Bay Packers selecting Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon in the first round, the Acme Packing Company voters took the second-round pick in a different direction this time around. The blowout winner in the voting was Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins, who fits the Packers like a glove.
Earlier this offseason, we wrote a full scouting report on Higgins, who is both the size that Matt LaFleur demands from his receivers and has the speed to help replace what the team will be missing in Christian Watson following his ACL tear. Here’s part of our scouting report:
I’m certain that after the combine, plenty of teams are looking at what Higgins did, are matching it up with his college tape and are telling themselves that there’s more juice to squeeze out of him at the professional level.
Higgins isn’t going to make someone miss in space often, but he is a big receiver who took a slant nearly 70 yards against Oklahoma back in 2023. His frame and athleticism alone make him a potential space-changer, as he can threaten vertically and on back shoulder throws. He’s the type of receiver who could very well make the teammates around him better, as he will need to be treated a certain way by opposing coverages, as long as he can prove that he can beat man coverage and Cover 2 shells deep down the field at the NFL level.
Of the four receivers that we’ve written scouting reports on so far, Higgins and Stanford’s Elic Ayomanor seem to fit what the Packers need the most, considering the type of healthy players they return in their receiver room going into the 2025 season.
We’ll again be using the Stick to the Model draft simulator for the third-round scenario in this mock draft. Below are the best players available at the time of the Packers’ third pick:
Top Players Available
#87 Kyle Kennard, DE, South Carolina
#88 Demetrius Knight, LB, South Carolina
#89 Jared Ivey, DE, Mississippi
#90 Charles Grant, OL, William & Mary
#91 Shemar Turner, DT, Texas A&M
#92 Shton Gillotte, DE, Louisville
#93 Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon
#94 Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
#95 Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
#96 Chris Paul Jr., LB, Mississippi
#97 Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson
#98 Oluwafemi Oladejo, DE, UCLA
#99 Ty Robinson, DT, Nebraska
#100 Savion Williams, WR, TCU
With four defensive ends still available from the top 100 prospects, will the APC voters finally take a defensive end in one of our mock drafts? Only time will tell.
As always, the player with the most “rec”s in the comment section below will be awarded to the Packers this round. You can sign up for our comment section with THIS link. We’ll have a full mock draft write up later on in the week.