One of the big winners of the NFL Scouting Combine ended up with the Green Bay Packers in a new three-round mock draft at The Draft Network.
Trevor Sikkema’s post-combine mock draft sent Baylor receiver Denzel Mims to the Packers at No. 30 overall in the first round. A somewhat forgotten about player in a deep receiver class, Mims has put himself squarely in the first-round conversation after dominating the Senior Bowl and then tearing up the combine in Indianapolis this week.
Mims (6-3, 207) ran the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds, hit 38.5″ in the vertical leap and 10-11 in the broad jump, benched 225 pounds 16 times and finished the three-cone drill in 6.66 seconds.
Sikkema compared Mims’ performance to Chris Godwin, a third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018 who broke out with over 1,300 receiving yards during the 2019 season.
In Mims, the Packers would be getting a big, fast and strong receiver with tons of experience making plays in the red zone and in contested catch situations. He has flashes of Michael Crabtree and Dez Bryant in his game, only with a higher ceiling based on his athletic testing numbers.
The Packers need a complementary receiver in the passing game behind Davante Adams. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers want to add a pass-catcher both in free agency and the draft.
Later in Sikkema’s mock draft, the Packers took UConn offensive tackle Matthew Peart at No. 62 overall and LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss at No. 94 overall, providing help at the offense’s three biggest need positions to start the draft.
