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With Pro Days starting to wrap up across college football programs and public workouts for NFL Draft prospects coming to an end, NFL teams’ draft boards are nearing completion as well. The same can be said for NFL writers, and on this fine Tuesday, this writer executed a 7-round mock draft using The Draft Network’s Predictive Big Board.
If the actual 2022 NFL Draft shook out like this, one could expect Green Bay Packers fans to be up in arms on Thursday night about not getting a wide receiver with one of their first two picks. Instead, I went for defense, for reasons I will explain shortly, instead ending up with three wide receivers, one each in rounds two, four, and seven. With this approach, the Packers might still be wise to look to acquire a veteran receiver, though there would be precious few roster spots available at that position in this case.
Still, I feel good about this mock addressing most of the Packers’ major needs. I found what I feel to be excellent depth at multiple levels of the defense, players with Pro Bowl-caliber upside at wide receiver and tight end on day two of the draft, and elite athletes who could contribute on special teams later on in day three.
As the board began to get into the late teens, Karlaftis remained available, and I found myself holding my breath, hoping he would make it to 22. He did, so I grabbed him even with wide receivers Chris Olave and Treylon Burks on the board. The ultra-talented Karlaftis would be a tremendous third EDGE player behind Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, providing the Packers with an exceptional motor and a very good athlete to rotate in and add to the pass rush on third downs.
Additionally, Karlaftis will turn 21 next week, and the Packers love drafting young players with their first-round picks. If he falls to 22, this seems like an extremely strong possibility.
I just needed to hold my breath and hope that one of the two remaining receivers on my board would fall to 28.
As the board began to get into the late teens, Karlaftis remained available, and I found myself holding my breath, hoping he would make it to 22. He did, so I grabbed him even with wide receivers Chris Olave and Treylon Burks on the board. The ultra-talented Karlaftis would be a tremendous third EDGE player behind Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, providing the Packers with an exceptional motor and a very good athlete to rotate in and add to the pass rush on third downs.
Additionally, Karlaftis will turn 21 next week, and the Packers love drafting young players with their first-round picks. If he falls to 22, this seems like an extremely strong possibility.
I just needed to hold my breath and hope that one of the two remaining receivers on my board would fall to 28.