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Packers 2016 Draft: Devil’s advocate with 10 first-round candidates

By Freddie Boston

Oct 3, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) attempts to make a catch against the University of Texas Longhorns in the second quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The pass was incomplete. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) attempts to make a catch against the University of Texas Longhorns in the second quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The pass was incomplete. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) attempts to make a catch against the University of Texas Longhorns in the second quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The pass was incomplete. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Texas Christian University Horned Frogs wide receiver Josh Doctson (9) attempts to make a catch against the University of Texas Longhorns in the second quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The pass was incomplete. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /

WR Josh Doctson, TCU

Why it makes sense: If Josh Doctson falls to the Packers, he might be too talented to pass up. The Packers don’t have a short-term need at wide receiver, although they do need to find the heir to Jordy Nelson’s throne at some point. Doctson could be the guy to do that in a few years time.

Doctson has the size to become an effective weapon on the boundary, something the Packers lacked in 2015. He could offer a lot in the passing game and would give Aaron Rodgers another toy.

Why it doesn’t make sense: If the Packers take a wide receiver, who misses out? Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Ty Montgomery, Jeff Janis and Jared Abbrederis ensure the wide receiver corps is already congested. Who doesn’t make the cut?

Verdict: Ultimately, maybe it wouldn’t matter who misses out. If Abbrederis was the seventh-best receiver in training camp, the unit would be stronger with Doctson in there.

It would feel like a luxury pick, but if he’s top of the board the Packers should go get him. Doctson’s value would be as a future No. 1 receiver for Rodgers, but he could also contribute in a big way as a rookie.

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