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Brandon Carwile

Packers address needs, look to future in full 7-round mock draft

The Green Bay Packers will do anything to avoid another early playoff exit. They inked quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a new deal that made him the highest annually paid player but unfortunately could not retain All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams. Luckily, the Packers did acquire two high-draft picks in the process, arming themselves with 11 picks in the upcoming draft.

Mock Drafts are a dime a dozen these days, but this is also the dead period between free agency and the NFL draft. So, I decided to take a different approach with my mock. Rather than selecting players for which I have a personal bias, I tried my best to put myself in the shoes of GM Brian Gutekunst.

Using The Draft Network’s mock draft simulator, I conducted a seven-round mock draft and made what I thought were very Green Bay-like picks. I addressed positions of need and also looked toward the future, which is something the Packers do every year.

Here are the results, which do not include the seventh-round compensatory pick.

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