Packers Have Nine Picks for Final Day of NFL Draft

After trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets and a couple of trades on Friday, here is the list of Green Bay Packers draft picks.

Author:
Bill Huber
Updated:
Apr 29, 2023 4:21 PM EDT
Original:
Apr 29, 2023

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Following the trade of Aaron Rodgers to the Jets, the Green Bay Packers were scheduled to have 11 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft.

General manager Brian Gutekunst has a robust history of moving up and down, especially in the early rounds. That trend continued during the second round on Friday.

Gutekunst:

In 2023, traded back from No. 45 to No. 48 in a trade with the Detroit Lions, then went from No. 48 to No. 50 in another trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That pick was used on Michigan State receiver Jayden Reed. In the process, the Packers picked up an additional fifth-round pick from the Lions and an additional sixth-round pick from the Buccaneers.

With that, Green Bay has nine picks on Saturday and a three-day total of 13.

In 2022, traded his two second-round picks to the Minnesota Vikings to move up toward the top of the second round for receiver Christian Watson.

In 2021, sent third- and fourth-round picks to the Tennessee Titans to move up in the third round for receiver Amari Rodgers.

In 2020, gave up a fourth-round pick in a deal with the Miami Dolphins to move up to No. 26 for quarterback Jordan Love.

In 2019, traded his first-round pick and two fourth-round selections to the Seattle Seahawks to move up in the first round for safety Darnell Savage.

In 2018, moved down from No. 14 to No. 27, then moved up to No. 18 (and gained a 2019 first-rounder) to select cornerback Jaire Alexander.

As it stands, here are Green Bay’s draft picks.

First round (No. 13): Iowa edge Lukas Van Ness.

Second round (No. 42): Oregon State TE Luke Musgrave (pick acquired from Jets for Aaron Rodgers).

Second round (No. 45): Traded to Lions.

Second round: (No. 48): Acquired from Lions; traded to Buccaneers.

Second round (No. 50): Michigan State WR Jayden Reed (pick acquired from Buccaneers).

Third round (No. 78): South Dakota State TE Tucker Kraft.

Fourth round (No. 116): Auburn DT Colby Wooden.

Fifth round (No. 149): Penn State QB Sean Clifford

Fifth round (No. 159): Virginia WR Dontayvion Wicks (pick acquired from Lions).

Sixth round (No. 179): Bowling Green DT Karl Brooks (pick acquired from Buccaneers).

Sixth round (No. 207): Pick acquired from Jets for Aaron Rodgers.

Seventh round (No. 232):

Seventh round (No. 235): Pick acquired from Rams as part of Corey Bojorquez trade

Seventh round (No. 242): Pick acquired from Jaguars for Cole Van Lanen

Seventh round (No. 256: Compensatory for Chandon Sullivan

“You guys know how I feel about picks” Gutekunst said at the close of business on Friday. “As many as I can get. But we’ll see. If there’s opportunities to trade up, we certainly will. But, at the same time, I’d be very content to just stick and pick. I think we have a lot of opportunity in our football team right now and the more swings we can have at the plate I think the better.”