A quarter after Jayden Reed scored his first career NFL touchdown, Green Bay Packers rookie receiver Dontayvion Wicks joined him as a first-time end-zone finder.
Wicks caught a pass from Jordan Love off an in-breaking route, made a defender miss in the open field and scored from 32 yards out for his first career NFL touchdownon Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Buy Packers TicketsThe score gave the Packers a 17-9 lead over the Falcons in the third quarter.
The Packers made Wicks a fifth-round pick out of Virginia in the 2023 draft.
The play design had Wicks go in motion from left to right pre-snap and then run a deep in-route against man-to-man coverage. Wicks beat the cornerback inside and broke a tackle after making the catch.
Wicks scored 12 touchdowns at Virginia, including nine receiving scores in 2021. Like Reed, he’s now on the board as a professional.
Here’s his first NFL touchdown:
Another rookie gets his first TD!@WicksDontayvion 🙌#GBvsATL #GoPackGo
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 17, 2023
