{"id":869818,"date":"2026-04-19T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869818\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:18:26","slug":"packers-4-round-mock-draft-delivers-a-stunning-wide-receiver-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/869818\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers 4-round mock draft delivers a stunning wide receiver move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5h\">Brian Gutekunst is no stranger to draft-day surprises, and drafting a wide receiver at No. 52 would certainly be another.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">But perhaps it shouldn&#8217;t be. After all, we know how much the Green Bay Packers like to plan for a year in advance, and as things stand, Matthew Golden and Savion Williams are the only receivers under contract beyond this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/lombardiave.com\/packers-face-wide-receiver-problem-that-isnt-getting-enough-attention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wide receiver is quietly a need<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">The Packers lost Romeo Doubs in free agency and <a href=\"https:\/\/lombardiave.com\/full-details-packers-trade-dontayvion-wicks-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traded Dontayvion Wicks<\/a> to the Philadelphia Eagles. Even if we assume they will extend Christian Watson, the Packers will likely add to their wide receiver room in this week&#8217;s draft. At No. 52? It would be a stunning decision, but one that shouldn&#8217;t be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Packers land wide receiver Chris Brazzell II at No. 52 in four-round mock draftRound 1: Traded to the Cowboys<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">Barring another trade, the Packers won&#8217;t pick in the first round. Their selection, which is No. 20 overall, belongs to the Dallas Cowboys as <a href=\"https:\/\/lombardiave.com\/micah-parsons-trade-details-prove-packers-robbed-cowboys-blind\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">part of the Micah Parsons trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Round 2 (52): Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">History shows we should pay attention to the Packers&#8217; pre-draft visits, as a surprisingly high percentage of them end up on the roster. Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell II was among the visitors to Green Bay this spring.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">The Packers may have more pressing needs on defense, but Brazzell would undoubtedly improve Matt LaFleur&#8217;s offense. With elite size, athleticism, and lightning speed, Brazzell has understandably <a href=\"https:\/\/lombardiave.com\/packers-eyeing-draft-prospect-could-next-christian-watson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drawn comparisons to Christian Watson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\">He was a big-play machine at Tennessee. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/draft-2026-nfl-draft-best-wide-receiver-prospects-deep-passes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PFF&#8217;s Lauren Gray<\/a>, Brazzell&#8217;s 99.0 receiving grade on deep passes ranked second in the class, as he hauled in 13 deep targets for 509 yards and six scores.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">He wouldn&#8217;t necessarily be Watson&#8217;s long-term replacement, either. Watson terrifies defensive coordinators with his ability to stretch defenses vertically, which opens everything up for the offense. Brazzell would give cornerbacks another nightmare matchup on the outside.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">A Watson-Brazzell-Matthew Golden trio would be a ton of fun.<\/p>\n<p>Round 3 (84): Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">We know how much Gutekunst loves to draft Georgia Bulldogs to build his defense, and Daylen Everette could become the latest. Everette is one of the best athletes in the class. His 9.82 Relative Athletic Score <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MathBomb\/status\/2027502745628885247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ranks 50th<\/a> among 2,779 cornerback prospects since 1987.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">The Packers have entered the chat.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Everette could immediately compete for a starting job in Jonathan Gannon&#8217;s defense, especially given his experience in the Georgia defense. Everette featured in 55 games across four seasons. Last year, he broke up 10 passes and intercepted one.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">The Packers would also love his willingness as a run defender. His 85.4 PFF run defense grade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/ncaa\/players\/daylen-everette\/157079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ranked 41st among 897 cornerbacks<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">Keisean Nixon is likely locked into a starting spot. Everette could quickly jump ahead of Carrington Valentine and Benjamin St-Juste for the other.<\/p>\n<p>Round 4 (120): Chris McClellan, DL, Missouri<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">Green Bay needs to add to the defensive line, even if it&#8217;s not until Day 3. The Packers signed Javon Hargrave in free agency but traded away Colby Wooden.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Missouri&#8217;s Chris McClellan could immediately help. He is a solid run defender but thrives as an interior pass-rusher, an area where the Packers should look to improve. McClellan made six sacks and eight tackles for loss in his final season at Missouri.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">The Packers may prefer to address their interior defensive line earlier, but McClellan falling to No. 120 would be a perfect scenario.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow lombardiave.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=lombardiave.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Gutekunst is no stranger to draft-day surprises, and drafting a wide receiver at No. 52 would certainly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2072],"tags":[7,41,345,2514,2513,6,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-869818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-green-bay","10":"tag-green-bay-packers","11":"tag-greenbay","12":"tag-greenbaypackers","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-packers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116430865913892651","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}