Packers Fans Are Going to Love Mel Kiper's Latest Projected First-Round Pick for Them
By Brady Williams
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, Green Bay Packers fans are waiting anxiously to see which young studs will be joining the team. Most fans and analysts agree that the Packers will be looking to get another target for future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. In Mel Kiper's latest mock draft, he postulates that they'll be getting one of the best.
Kiper fingered Tee Higgins as the man for Green Bay, and he'd make a great second option to complement Davante Adams. At 6-4, Higgins is a big, speedy receiver who excels at getting separation. He has the capacity to be a No. 1 receiver one day, and pairing him with Adams would give Rodgers a leg up on just about any defense.
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— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) April 14, 2020
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In 2019, Higgins averaged 19.8 yards per catch. He's been favorably compared to A.J. Green by NFL scouts and with good reason.
His lanky frame gives him Green's outstanding catch radius, and he fights for balls when they're in the air and usually comes down with them.
Tee Higgins: 97.6 grade on tight-window targets.
— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) April 14, 2020
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Higgins is a can't-miss pick, and paired with one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, he'll be a dangerous No. 2 alongside Adams. Will he end up in Green Bay? If he's available at No. 30 in the first round, all eyes will be on Brian Gutekunst.