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Zach Kruse

50 elite athletes the Packers could target on Day 3 of the 2022 NFL draft

The Green Bay Packers selected four elite athletes during the first two days of the 2022 NFL draft. If you consider third-round pick Sean Rhyan to be a guard, then the Packers picked four players in the 93rd percentile or better for relative athleticism at their respective positions.

“Size and speed is important to us,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said Friday night.

The Packers’ work through the first three rounds follows a continuing trend under Gutekunst. The roster-builder of this team wants top athletes.

With Day 3 of the draft approaching and the Packers holding six picks between Rounds 4-7, here are 50 elite athletes (RAS over 9.0) that Gutekunst could target on Saturday:

TE Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State
DL Thomas Booker, Stanford
LB Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati
RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
WR Bo Melton, Rutgers
OLB Jeffery Gunter, Coastal Carolina
LB Brandon Smith, Penn State
OT Kellen Diesch, Arizona State
TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
WR Kevin Austin Jr., Notre Dame
RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa
DL Eric Johnson, Missouri State
S Markquese Bell, Florida A&M
OLB Amare Barno, Virginia Tech
LB D’Marco Jackson, App. State
CB Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State
OT Ryan Van Denmark, UConn
DL Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin
OT Matt Waletzko, North Dakota
S Tycen Anderson, Toledo
OL Zach Tom, Wake Forest
LB Jeremiah Moon, Florida
OL Blaise Andries, Minnesota
OLB Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma
LB Damone Clark, LSU
CB Tariq Woolen, UTSA
S Bubba Bolden, Miami
WR Isaiah Weston, Northern Iowa
LB Micah McFadden, Indiana
TE Lucas Krull, Pittsburgh
OL Dawson Deaton, Texas Tech
CB Joshua Williams, Fayetteville State
OT Nick Zakelj, Fordham
OLB Dominique Robinson, Miami (Ohio)
LB Chance Campbell, Ole Miss
CB Josh Thompson, Texas
CB Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State
CB Jaylen Watson, Washington State
OL Jason Poe, Mercer
S Dane Belton, Iowa
OT Cordell Volson, North Dakota State
RB Zamir White, Georgia
OL Luke Wattenberg, Washington
CB Jaylyn Armour-Davis, Alabama
LS Billy Taylor, Rutgers
WR Dareke Young, Lenoir-Rhyne
S Isaac Taylor-Stuart, USC
DL Curtis Brooks, Cincinnati
FB John Chenal, Wisconsin
LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
LB Baylon Spector, Clemson
CB Chase Lucas, Arizona State
WR Tanner Conner, Idaho State

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