Armed with five picks in the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, can Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst add to his greatest-hits list?
GREEN BAY, Wis. – When the Green Bay Packers are on the clock for the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night, general manager Brian Gutekunst will try to extend his hitting streak to three.
The 2023 draft looks just as strong. Of his 13 picks, Lukas Van Ness, Luke Musgrave, Jayden Reed, Tucker Kraft, Dontayvion Wicks, Karl Brooks, Anders Carlson and Carrington Valentine earned major roles as rookies. Colby Wooden and Anthony Johnson got on the field with regularity, too, and Sean Clifford was the backup quarterback.“I think we’ve pretty much been around here for a long time,” Gutekunst said of himself and his key lieutenants. “We believe in the draft.
Along with breaking Sterling Sharpe’s franchise rookie record for receptions, Reed became the first rookie in NFL history with at least 60 receptions, 750 receiving yards, eight receiving touchdowns, 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a season. He’s tough, sure-handed and elusive. Oh, and Gutekunst selected Reed after trading back twice and acquiring picks that became Dontayvion Wicks and Karl Brooks.Gutekunst has drafted only two Pro Bowlers. One of them is Jenkins.
Tom blossomed into a cornerstone of the franchise and one of the top right tackles in the NFL last season. While left tackles make the biggest bucks, right tackle is a premium position. Of the nine edge rushers with at least 80 pressures in 2023, six rushed primarily against the right tackle at least two-thirds of the time. Tom faced all of them and allowed one sack in seven total matchups.On Thursday night, one quarterback after another is going to be selected in the first round.
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