Packers: Five burning questions ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft
4. To trade or not to trade?
The Packers don’t need to trade; they’re already in a good spot with 10 picks. But Brian Gutekunst has the flexibility to move around to target players who can make a difference for the Packers. Just last year, Gutekunst pulled off two draft-day trades to land Jaire Alexander and an additional first-round pick, which is the 30th overall selection from the New Orleans Saints this spring.
As noted a couple of weeks ago, if Gutekunst wants to move up from the No. 30 pick, a team the Packers could potentially strike a deal with is the Seattle Seahawks, as they enter the draft with just four total selections. Maybe if a top defensive talent like Brian Burns or Devin Bush, or a tight end like Noah Fant, is still available when the Seahawks hit the clock, the Packers will make an offer.
As for trading down, we can’t rule out a scenario in which many of the Packers’ top targets at No. 12 are gone. Kevin Culligan wrote a great article for Lombardi Ave about the potential best-case and worst-case scenarios for the top-11 picks ahead of Green Bay’s first. If the worst-case scenario does happen, a potential option could be to move down and acquire an extra pick or two.