100 Days of Mocks: Three-Rounder Starts With Elite Receiver
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A first-round receiver for the Green Bay Packers? Hasn’t happened since 2002 but what better way to make another run with Aaron Rodgers or give Jordan Love a chance for instant success.
In a three-round mock draft for Pro Football Network, Kent Platte went with TCU star Quentin Johnston with the 15th overall pick.
(Platte, by the way, is the brains behind Relative Athletic Scores.)
“It seems almost unfair for the Green Bay Packers to land Quentin Johnston after they drafted Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs, but the embarrassment of riches would allow the team to concentrate all of their efforts elsewhere for several years,” Platte wrote.
“Johnston is expected to test among the best height/weight/speed players at the Combine, similar to Watson last season. Putting both on the field at the same time would be nearly impossible to defend, as long as their quarterback is even somewhat competent.”
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds, Johnston is a freak. In 2022, he caught 60 passes for 1,069 yards (17.8 average) and six touchdowns. While a lot of those numbers were put up against lousy Big 12 defenses, he destroyed Michigan in the College Football Playoffs with six receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown.
“Long, fast, explosive athlete who has really good hands,” one AFC exec told SI.com’s Albert Breer. “He’s physical to attack the ball and really tough after the catch.”
Johnston is the son of two military parents.
“The kid's an extremely hard worker and a great person to be around,” TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy-runner-up Max Duggan said. “He wants to show up and grow to work. He wants to practice. He wants to do all the little stuff and the dirty stuff. He wants to lift weights.
“I think that's what makes him such a good player. Obviously, we know what he is talent-wise, but the type of person he is makes him special.”
The Packers took care of a big need in the second round by adding a tight end-turned-edge defender, then went back on offense with a tight end in the third round. Check out the mock for those selections.
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100 Days of Mocks
Starting Jan. 17, when there were 100 days until the start of the NFL Draft, we started our mock-worthy goal of 100 mock drafts in 100 days. Here’s the 100-day-countdown series.
68 days: Grandson of Glory Years legend
69 days: Mayer to Packers in SI mock
70 days: Football Outsiders picks pass rusher
71 days: 33rd Team trades Rodgers in two-rounder
71 days (bonus): Todd McShay 2.0
72 days: Packers take receiver to start NFL.com three-rounder
73 days: Packers fill big need with big man
74 days: Rodgers traded, take two pass-catchers in first round
75 days: Two NFL.com mocks, two different tight ends
76 days: Tight end and pass rusher in two-rounder by NFL Draft Bible
77 days: Rodgers traded to Raiders for No. 7 pick
78 days: A seven-round mock includes Big Ten playmakers
79 days: Rodgers traded in two-round mock
80 days: Packers take safety in ESPN mock
81 days: Aaron Rodgers traded in three-round mock
82 days: Seven mocks, including NFL.com
83 days: Two pass-catchers in first-round mocks
84 days: Aaron Rodgers traded for extra first-round pick
85 days: PFF picks a pass rusher
86 days: Tight end in NFL Draft Bible Mock
87 days: Packers trade back, get extra second-rounder
88 days: Sorry, vacation day.
89 days: A “Eureka!” moment in two-round mock
90 days: Playmaking cornerback at PFF
91 days: Three defensive backs in seven-round mock
92 days: Kiper takes a tight end
93 days: Safety first for Bucky Brooks in NFL.com mock
94 days: College Football News mocks Mayer
95 days: Two firsts if Rodgers is traded
96 days: NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah goes back to Georgia
97 days: This pick would break a long drought
