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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Giants take Justin Herbert at No. 1

By Brad Weiss

EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks passes the ball during the third quarter of the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on September 22, 2018 in E (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks passes the ball during the third quarter of the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on September 22, 2018 in E (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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MANHATTAN, KS – OCTOBER 21: Kansas State Wildcats offensive lineman Dalton Risner (71) after Kansas State scores an early touchdown in the first quarter of a Big 12 game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Kansas State Wildcats on October 21, 2017 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, KS – OCTOBER 21: Kansas State Wildcats offensive lineman Dalton Risner (71) after Kansas State scores an early touchdown in the first quarter of a Big 12 game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Kansas State Wildcats on October 21, 2017 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

49. . Offensive Lineman. Kansas State. Dalton Risner. 29. player

The New Orleans Saints do not have a first round draft pick this season, due to the fact they traded with the Green Bay Packers in the 2018 NFL Draft. Because of that, the Packers will be picking twice in the first round next April, and they should look to bolster the offensive line with their pick late in round one.

In Aaron Rodgers, the Packers still have one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but there is something off about the team this season. They have looked very average through the first five games of the 2018 season, and while Rodgers is still elite, he does need some help up front, as he has been hit way too many times.

Rodgers missed nearly all of the 2017 season with a broken collarbone, and if this team wants to win in the window they have left in his career, they need to make investments in the offensive line. Dalton Risner from Kansas State is a guy who can do a lot for a team up front on offense, and should be drafted in the first round next April, as he is one of the more versatile offensive linemen in this draft class.

Green Bay does have a ton of talent, and with Rodgers under center, they could still make a run this season. However, if he continues to take so many hits, it will shorten whatever he has left in his career, leaving the Packers with a gaping hole at the quarterback position for the first  time in a very long time.

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