26. Green Bay Packers (from HOU via MIA)
Jordan Love | QB | Utah State
Oh, boy. Here’s a fun one, right? Instead of using their first-round pick to give Aaron Rodgers some help, the Packers not only spend it on his eventual replacement, but they trade up to do it.
While Rodgers may have been expecting a pass-catcher or even an offensive tackle to replace the departed Bryan Bulaga here, the Packers moved up for spots to take a raw but promising passer with a rocket for an arm.
Similar to Josh Allen a couple of years ago, Love is loaded with potential, but it’s going to take some time. He’s in a great spot in Green Bay, but I just wonder if this pick wouldn’t have been better used to help Rodgers instead of replacing him.