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2019 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks go early after trades

By Brad Weiss

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 17: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Noah Fant (87) runs up the field after making a catch during the Big Ten Conference college football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on November 17, 2018, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 17: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Noah Fant (87) runs up the field after making a catch during the Big Ten Conference college football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on November 17, 2018, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Noah Fant. 30. player. 49. . Tight End. Iowa

The Green Bay Packers will not only pick at No. 12 overall in April, but also at No. 30, as they hold the New Orleans Saints first round pick. Of course, the Saints made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game this past season, decreasing the value of this selection, but the Packers could get a solid player nonetheless.

While the Packers will likely go defense early in round one, as their defense was atrocious at times last season, they may want to bring in a quality tight end late in the first. Noah Fant is one of two Iowa tight ends that should hear his name called in the first round, and he would be a solid fit for this Packers offense.

Aaron Rodgers loves to throw to his tight ends, and in Fant, he would have a young stud at the position. Fant is a guy who is not only a solid blocker, but someone who can really open up the middle of the field, and the Packers certainly need someone who can do that in 2019 and beyond.

Green Bay has a new head coach in town this season, as Matt LaFleur will be taking over for Mike McCarthy, who led this franchise to a Super Bowl title. This is a roster that could see a lot of change with a new head coach in place, and Fant is a guy who could give this offense a wrinkle it has not seen in quite a while.

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