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Green Bay Packers seven-round mock draft post-free agency

By Freddie Boston

Sep 20, 2014; University Park, PA, USA; Massachusetts Minutemen wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (1) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Massachusetts 48-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O
Sep 20, 2014; University Park, PA, USA; Massachusetts Minutemen wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (1) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Penn State defeated Massachusetts 48-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O /
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Jan 26, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad defensive end Lawrence Thomas of Michigan State (98) battles offensive tackle Cole Toner of Harvard (79) in a drill during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad defensive end Lawrence Thomas of Michigan State (98) battles offensive tackle Cole Toner of Harvard (79) in a drill during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports /

Round 4: OT Cole Toner, Harvard

It’s not a fun pick but so essential. The Packers’ offensive line is crying out for depth after an injury-plagued season exposed Aaron Rodgers in the pocket. Starters David Bakhtiari, Bryan Bulaga and Corey Linsley all missed time and outside of JC Tretter, nobody was ready to step up and play well.

Bakhtiari and Tretter are both set to hit free agency in 2017, as are guards T.J. Lang and Josh Sitton. Ted Thompson is as good as any general manager at picking up talented offensive linemen on day three, and he could do the same again with Cole Toner out of Harvard.

Toner put together an impressive Senior Bowl after concerns with his ability to make the jump to the next level. He has great size at 6-foot-5, 306 pounds and has the potential to develop into a starting-caliber NFL tackle. As a rookie he would be able to sit on the sidelines and offer depth behind left tackle Bakhtiari and right tackle Bulaga. If Bakhtiari walks in free agency a year from now, Toner would be a candidate to take over the job.

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