Five trades the Packers can make in 2020 NFL Draft

2. Trade down with Dolphins

The Packers are right about at the point in the draft where the top-end talent they would be enamored with at positions of need is not so top-end anymore. The aforementioned linebackers, receivers, and tackles Josh Jones, Mekhi Becton, and Andrew Thomas will be gone.

So the Packers ought to take advantage of a team that has a stupid amount of draft picks available to them. Miami has more draft picks than reggaeton clubs in this year’s draft, and surrendering their fourth and earliest fifth-round pick wouldn’t be too large a Cuban sandwich to swallow.

For Green Bay, the end of the draft will be of particular use to them. While the receivers at the top of the draft are all going to be appealing to Green Bay, Alabama’s Henry Ruggs III is the only natural slot receiver, and won’t be available. Later on, the Packers will have more options for the slot position, albeit from lesser players. Offensive tackles are also expected to be picked in large numbers at the end of the draft, another position the Packers need to add to.

3. Trade up with Browns

This would easily be the most expensive trade the Packers could make in this draft. If Brian Gutekunst wants to make up for two years of ignoring the wide receiver position, he can move 20 spots forward and nab Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb, or Henry Ruggs III. While this trade would substantially harm Green Bay’s ability to fill out the rest of the roster both this year and next, it would give the Packer passing game a huge shot in the arm.

Also included in this deal would be the Browns receiving the 30th pick from Green Bay, but even for the Browns, this might be too steep a fall. The Browns have a tremendous roster, and adding another defensive tackle such as South Carolina’s Javon Kinlaw or an offensive lineman like Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs would be enormous for their work in the trenches.

For Green Bay, losing a first-round pick next year would have its consequences, as it would be another year without being able to address the future of the quarterback position. As a result, without their fourth- or fifth-rounders in this year’s draft as well, picking a quarterback with one of their remaining picks would suddenly be necessary, further jeopardizing the state of the roster. But, Jeudy or Ruggs might just be worth it.