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NFL Draft Day 2 Receivers Tracker: Packers Select Watson

The Green Bay Packers need a receiver. Will they take one in the second or third round of the NFL Draft?
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers have to draft a receiver in the second or third round of the 2022 NFL Draft on Friday, right?

Packers Draft Christian Watson

The answer is yes, the Packers will draft a receiver. They sent both of their second-round picks to the Minnesota Vikings, Nos. 53 and 59 overall, to shoot up to No. 34.

Comparing the Possible Packers Receivers

The following is our personal list of the seven best remaining receiver prospects entering the second round. From Sports Info Solutions and Pro Football Focus, here is how they stack up from an analytical-stats perspective. (Note: George Pickens’ numbers are from 2020.)

Measureables

Georgia’s George Pickens: 6-3 1/4, 195. 8 3/4 hands. 4.47 40, DNP shuttle, 34.5 vertical.

South Alabama’s Jalen Tolbert: 6-0 1/8, 194. 10 hands. 4.49 40, 4.24 shuttle, 36 vertical.

Cincinnati’s Alex Pierce: 6-3 1/8, 211. 9 hands. 4.41 40, 4.20 shuttle, 40.5 vertical.

North Dakota State’s Christian Watson: 6-4 1/8, 208. 10 1/8 hands. 4.36 40, 4.19 shuttle, 38.5 vertical.

Purdue’s David Bell: 6-0 7/8, 212. 9 1/4 hands. 4.65 40, 4.57 shuttle, 33 vertical.

Boise State’s Khalil Shakir: 5-11 7/8, 196. 9 1/2 hands. 4.43 40, 4.21 shuttle, 38.5 vertical.

Tennessee’s Velus Jones: 5-11 3/4, 204. 9 3/4 hands. 4.31 40, 4.51 shuttle, 33 vertical.

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Relative Athletic Score

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Pickens: 9.35

Tolbert: 8.62

Pierce: 9.83

Watson: 9.96

Bell: 4.03

Shakir: 8.32

Jones: 7.11

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Drop Percentage

Pickens: 1 (2.7 percent)

Tolbert: 8 (8.9 percent)

Pierce: 5 (8.7 percent)

Watson: 4 (8.5 percent)

Bell: 6 (6.1 percent)

Shakir: 6 (7.2 percent)

Jones: 4 (6.1 percent)

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Deep Passing

Pickens: 5-of-14 (35.7 percent)

Tolbert: 16-of-37 (43.2 percent)

Pierce: 13-of-27 (48.1 percent)

Watson: 8-of-17 (47.1 percent)

Bell: 10-of-24 (41.7 percent)

Shakir: 10-of-19 (52.6 percent)

Jones: 3-of-8 (37.5 percent)

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YAC Per Catch

Pickens: 3.0

Tolbert: 6.9

Pierce: 3.8

Watson: 8.0

Bell: 5.8

Shakir: 6.1

Jones: 8.4

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Broken Tackles Per 100 Touches

Pickens: 14

Tolbert: 13

Pierce: 8

Watson: 14

Bell: 27

Shakir: 18

Jones: 34

Moving On Up

What if the Packers want to move up for a specific receiver? Using the trade-value chart, the Packers could:

- Package No. 53 of the second round and No. 93 of the third round to get to No. 40.

- Package No. 53 of the second round and No. 132 of the fourth round to get to No. 46.

- Package No. 53 of the second round, No. 93 of the third round and No. 132 of the fourth round to get to No. 35. Trading away No. 140 of the fourth round instead of No. 132 gets them to No. 36.

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