A review and breakdown of predictions for the Green Bay Packers in final 2022 mock drafts from a few of the most prominent analysts in the business:
The mock draft: Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network
The picks: WR Treylon Burks at 22, LB Quay Walker at 28
The reasoning
On Burks: “Maybe this is the year Aaron Rodgers finally gets his first-round wideout. Burks has the size and run-after-catch skills they have always coveted in Green Bay.”
On Walker: “Walker could go much earlier than 28th overall on Thursday night. Defensive coaches are in love with his explosiveness and length.”
Our breakdown: Burks didn’t test out like an elite athlete and has a somewhat terrifying boom-or-bust component to his profile, but there’s no denying that he’d bring an intriguing skill set to Matt LaFleur’s offense. He plays fast and big and could be a dangerous weapon on manufactured touches early in his career while he develops into a more well-rounded pro receiver. Walker, an inside linebacker, would be a bit of a first-round surprise for Green Bay, but he’s a highly athletic 21-year-old who helped anchor one of the best defenses in college football history, so the idea can’t be discounted. Walker and De’Vondre Campbell could immediately become an elite duo for Joe Barry’s defense. It’s funny; Burks fills the bigger need here and feels like the more likely first-round pick for the Packers, but Walker better fits Brian Gutekunst’s ideal profile for a pick in the first round (elite athlete, young). This pairing for the Packers is probably unlikely.
The player info
Burks
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
40-yard dash: 4.45
Vertical leap: 33.0″
Broad jump: 10-2
Three-cone: 7.28
Short shuttle: DNP
Bench press: DNP
RAS: 5.76
Walker
Height: 6-3
Weight: 241
40-yard dash: 4.52
Vertical leap: 32.0″
Broad jump: 10-2
Three-cone: DNP
Short shuttle: DNP
Bench press: DNP
RAS: 9.66
