Buying and selling Aaron Rodgers places the Inexperienced Bay Packers in a incredible place forward of the 2023 NFL Draft. They improved their first-round place to No. 13 total and, like final 12 months, will choose twice within the second spherical.

GM Brian Gutekunst deserves credit score for the worth he was capable of convey again within the Rodgers commerce, a deal that’s more likely to embrace a 2024 first-rounder.

It is now over to Gutekunst to encompass Jordan Love with expertise in his first season because the beginning quarterback.

That is the place this Packers seven-round mock draft is available in. To construct this mock, we used ESPN Analytics mock draft simulator.

Spherical 1 (13): Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State

Inexperienced Bay’s hopes of touchdown Ohio State large receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba improved with the Aaron Rodgers commerce. The Packers now choose forward of the New York Jets and New England Patriots, two groups probably out there for a receiver.

Smith-Njigba could possibly be off the board by the point the Packers choose, however he was nonetheless accessible at No. 13 on this mock. Gutekunst ought to have a straightforward alternative if Smith-Njigba continues to be there when the Packers hit the clock.

NFL Community’s Bucky Brooks has Smith-Njigba prime of his large receiver rankings.

Brooks wrote: “Smith-Njigba is a blue-chipper with the abilities to emerge within the NFL as a big-play specialist from the slot. Though he missed most of 2022 with a nagging hamstring damage, the Ohio State product checks off the entire packing containers as a cross catcher with high-end potential on Sundays.”

Because the Packers rebuild their large receiver corps round Jordan Love, pairing Smith-Njigba with Christian Watson can be an ideal begin.

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