Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has made four fairly significant trades during his two seasons running the draft in Green Bay, including three trades within the first round.
Gutekunst and the Packers will go into the 2020 draft in a position to make more early deals. With late picks in each of the first five rounds and five total picks in the sixth and seventh rounds, Gutekunst could be an ideal position to move back early and then trade up aggressively later in the draft.
Here’s a look back at Gutekunst’s trading history during his first two seasons as Packers general manager:
2018
1. Packers sent the 14th overall pick to the New Orleans Saints for the 27th overall pick, the 147th overall pick and a first-round pick in 2019.
Player targeted: Edge rusher Marcus Davenport
Notes: The first-round pick acquired in the deal eventually ended up being the 30th overall pick. Future picks are discounted slightly in value, making the Saints a slight winner. In eventual real value, the Packers were big winners.
2. Packers sent the 27th overall pick, 76th overall pick and 186th overall pick to the Seattle Seahawks for the 18th overall pick and 248th overall pick.
Notes: The trade lines up almost perfectly in terms of value on both sides. The Seahawks eventually took running back Rashaad Penny at No. 27.
Player targeted: Cornerback Jaire Alexander
3. Packers sent the 101st overall pick and 147th overall pick to the Carolina Panthers for the 88th overall pick.
Player targeted: Linebacker Oren Burks
Notes: Burks hasn’t turned out, but the Packers got the better value here.
2019
1. Packers sent the 30th overall pick, 114th overall pick and 118th overall pick to the Seahawks for the 21st overall pick.
Player targeted: Safety Darnell Savage
Notes: Once again, the Packers got the better value here. Two fourth-round picks aren’t equal to the nine spots the Packers moved up in the first round. The Seahawks ended up trading back several more times.
