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GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 Joe Burrow\u2019s got Ja\u2019Marr Chase. Jalen Hurts has A.J. Brown. Jared Goff has Amon-Ra St. Brown.<\/p>\n

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has \u2026 well, he doesn\u2019t have a No. 1 receiver.<\/p>\n

Maybe he would if the Packers drafted Ohio State\u2019s Emeka Egbuka, who was the first-round pick in Rob Rang\u2019s new two-round mock draft at Fox Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cJordan Love’s emergence as one of the NFL’s better young gunslingers is all the more impressive given that the Packers lack a true No. 1 receiver,\u201d Rang explained. \u201cTwo of his favorite targets \u2013 Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson \u2013 each enter the final year of their respective rookie deals. Egbuka isn’t as big or fast as some of the other wideouts of this class, but he’s widely regarded as the most polished.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 6-foot 7\/8, he\u2019s not as tall as Arizona\u2019s Tetairoa McMillan, who at 6-foot-4 1\/8 could be the first receiver off the board. With 4.48 speed in the 40, he\u2019s not as fast Texas\u2019 Matthew Golden, who with 4.29 speed also could be the first receiver off the board.<\/p>\n

However, no receiver in the draft is more ready to roll than Egbuka, who put up three seasons of excellent production at Ohio State. Egbuka had to earn his opportunities in the Buckeyes\u2019 strong receiver corps. He\u2019s well-schooled after four seasons with the school\u2019s highly regarded receivers coach, Brian Hartline.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, Egbuka is a very quarterback-friendly target \u2013 not because he is bigger, stronger or faster than defenders, but because he understands detailed subtleties to uncover and command the catch point,\u201d wrote The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler in his massive draft preview.<\/p>\n

Egbuka caught 205 passes for 2,868 yards and 24 touchdowns at OSU, with most of that production coming in his final three seasons. He finished first in school history in receptions and second in yards. He dropped five passes with 81 receptions in 2024.<\/p>\n

Egbuka was the second receiver off the board in this mock; McMillan fell all the way to No. 29. Ohio State left tackle Josh Simmons, Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams and Texas A&M edge Shemar Stewart, all of whom had draft visits with the Packers, went at the end of the first round.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s Benjamin Morrison, one of the top playmaking cornerbacks in the draft, was the choice in the second round.<\/p>\n

Cornerback, in Rang\u2019s view, must be addressed given the uncertainty over Jaire Alexander\u2019s future with the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cNabbing a falling star like Morrison could have the Packers’ faithful attending the draft feeling much better about their secondary,\u201d Rang wrote.<\/p>\n

Morrison intercepted six passes as a freshman in 2022 and three passes in 2023. He didn\u2019t intercept any passes in six games in 2024, a season shortened due a hip injury that required season-ending surgery. He didn\u2019t test at the Scouting Combine or pro day but will go through a workout in front of scouts on the Monday before the draft.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dreamed of coming to the Combine, and I\u2019m here, but this is hard,\u201d Morrison said. \u201cTwenty years old, man, everything I want is in front of me. I just feel like every single time it\u2019s there I have some type of setback, but I know each setback is going to pull me back farther and farther to just catapult me forward. I know that something great is on the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Sports Info Solutions, Morrison \u2013 whose father, Darryl, played for the Washington Redskins in the 1990s \u2013 allowed a 39 percent catch rate in 2024 and 34 percent for his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy tape doesn\u2019t lie,\u201d Morrison said. \u201cYou have to look at what I\u2019ve done, all my productivity. The things I accomplished in 2 1\/2 years can take guys four or five years. I don\u2019t feel as if I have to sell myself. My main priority right now is to get fully healthy and then show the scouts what they want to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos, who has \u201cfirst-round tools,\u201d went to the Chargers with the next pick.<\/p>\n

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Sports Illustrated: All Trades<\/h3>\n

SI.com\u2019s Matt Verderame traded every pick in his new mock. In this simulation, Green Bay shot up from No. 23 to No. 14 in a swap with the Colts to get Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron.<\/p>\n

It was \u201csignificant trade-up,\u201d Verderame noted, with Green Bay giving up its second-round pick (but getting a fourth-rounder in return).<\/p>\n

Yahoo: Big Defensive Tackle<\/h3>\n

In their eighth mock for Yahoo, Charles McDonald and Nate Tice picked Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, who has the size to replace TJ Slaton and the potential to be much better.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrant would immediately fill a role as a run stuffer with the upside to maybe be a pass rush threat from nose tackle,\u201d McDonald wrote.<\/p>\n

CBS: Playmaking Defensive Tackle<\/h3>\n

The Packers could go get a big space-eating defensive tackle like Michigan\u2019s Grant. Or, they could take a step toward eventually replacing Kenny Clark by selecting Oregon\u2019s Derrick Harmon. He was the pick in the latest by CBS\u2019s Josh Edwards.<\/p>\n

Harmon was the pick over Grant<\/p>\n

\u201cGreen Bay continues its trend of using first-round picks on the defensive side of the ball. Derrick Harmon allows the Packers to maintain depth along the defensive line following T.J. Slaton’s departure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornerbacks Trey Amos and Shavon Revel helped complete the first round.<\/p>\n

Pro Football Network: 2 Rounds<\/h3>\n

In his latest for PFN, Brentley Weissman took Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron in the first round and Ohio State edge JT Tuimoloau in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarron is a versatile cover guy who can play inside or out. He\u2019s long, athletic, and plays with the kind of physicality you want in a top-tier corner,\u201d Weissman wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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