Late-Round Steals the Packers Should Target in the NFL Draft

The Green Bay Packers have had a quiet offseason so far, after finishing one game shy of a Super Bowl appearance in 2019. Besides taking a flier on wide receiver Devin Funchess and linebacker Christian Kirksey, the free agent signings have been minimal.

With Aaron Rodgers only getting older, and this Packers' team on the doorstep of another Super Bowl title, they need to strike while the iron is still hot, and they can still do that in the NFL Draft. After their first-round selection (No. 30 overall), the Packers have a second, third, fourth, fifth, three sixths and two sevenths, giving them a total of 10 draft picks in 2020.

They must use this surplus of picks to plug some holes. Right now, the most glaring needs after free agency for Green Bay are probably still wide receiver, middle linebacker, defensive line and corner. Keeping that in mind, any of these three college prospects could be late-round steals for the Packers.

3. McTelvin Agim, DL

The Arkansas Razorbacks' defensive lineman can play both D-end and D-tackle, and the Packers could use some more capable bodies in their 3-4 front. McTelvin Agim has the size and athleticism to make it in the NFL, he just needs to work on his technique. The massive 6-foot-3-inch, 310-pound lineman posted impressive numbers at the NFL Scouting Combine. He can move for his size, running a sub-5.00 40-yard dash, while also putting up 27 bench reps to show his strength. Projected to go in Rounds 5-7, Agim may work for Green Bay as one of those three sixth-round selections.

2. Logan Wilson, ILB

Christian Kirksey is not the long-term solution at middle linebacker after letting Blake Martinez walk in free agency. Supposing the Packers don't address this issue sooner, there are some solid tackling machines available later in the draft. Wyoming four-year linebacker Logan Wilson is one of them. He was ultra-consistent during his time in Laramie, with 409 total tackles spread out evenly across his tenure, and he projects to be drafted somewhere from the 4th to 6th round. At the combine, Wilson ran a 4.63 40-yard dash at 6'2" and 250 pounds. A similar option could be California's Evan Weaver, who had a phenomenal senior year with 181 total tackles in 2019 after converting to inside linebacker from defensive end back in his sophomore season.

1. Quez Watkins, WR

The wide receiver depth is ridiculous in the 2020 draft class and I fully expect the Packers to take a top wideout early on, but why not give Rodgers as many weapons as possible and add one later as well? After all, Davante Adams is the only sure thing on the 2020 roster at this point. Quez Watkins is any intriguing high-ceiling prospect out of Southern Miss. He torched the combine, running a 4.35 dash at a 6-foot frame. Watkins also does well vertically, and had a leap in production for Southern Miss in 2019, totaling 1,178 receiving yards on 64 receptions. Watkins is projected to go in the 4th or 5th Round, but if Green Bay can't snag him, this position is deeper than any other in this year's draft.

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