According to the Jimmy Johnson draft value chart, the value of picks 42 and 45 combined is equal to somewhere between picks 17 and 18, so the Packers could theoretically have two picks inside the top 20 if they find a willing trade partner. If Gutekunst doesn’t stay at both those spots, he can package them to move back into the first round.
The Packers are also set to have a second-round pick that is three spots ahead of their original second-rounder at No. They have emphasized the need to surround Love with as much talent right away, and that could mean adding someone like Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a room that already includes Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs coming off promising rookie seasons. Thursday’s first round could be the first since 2002 in which the Packers draft an offensive skill player that isn’t a quarterback in the first round. 14 might be significant since both New England and Green Bay need wide receivers. Until Gutekunst addresses the specific terms of the deal, we can note that jumping the Patriots at No. Right now we’re still ironing some things out.” So until it does, if you guys can bear with me. “But nothing’s really been finalized yet. “At some point, because I know I’m going to be talking a lot over the next five or six days, I can go into some of that,” Gutekunst said. That’s about as far as Gutekunst went discussing the specifics of the trade, which were reported as follows: The Packers are sending Rodgers and the 15th (first round) and 170th (fifth round) picks in this year’s draft to the Jets in return for the 13th (first round), 42nd (second round) and 207th (sixth round) picks this year and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that becomes a first if Rodgers plays 65 percent of the Jets’ offensive snaps this coming season.
I just think the capital for this year was very important, certainly more valuable than future stuff for our football team.”Ĭolumn on the legacy Aaron Rodgers leaves in Green Bay after playing 18 years here:
“It wouldn’t have been the end of the world, but at the same time, I think it would have certainly changed things quite a bit,” Gutekunst said of waiting until after the draft to finalize a trade. Gutekunst preferred agreeing to a deal before the draft so he could use whatever draft capital he got in return right away to build around new quarterback Jordan Love instead of waiting until next year’s draft to reap the benefits of his return. Gutekunst said the Packers and Jets have been talking for the past five to seven days and that talks accelerated this past weekend. … It’s not finalized, but we do expect it to be done here in the next couple days.” “A lot of things have been agreed upon,” Gutekunst said.
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