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2019 NFL mock draft: Bengals draft Drew Lock to replace Andy Dalton

By Brad Weiss

GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IA – SEPTEMBER 22: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end T.J. Hockenson (38) celebrates after catching a long pass during a Big Ten Conference college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Iowa Hawkeyes on September 22, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA. Wisconsin won, 28-17. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IA – SEPTEMBER 22: Iowa Hawkeyes tight end T.J. Hockenson (38) celebrates after catching a long pass during a Big Ten Conference college football game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Iowa Hawkeyes on September 22, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA. Wisconsin won, 28-17. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

. Tight End. Iowa. T.J. Hockenson. 12. player. 49

The Green Bay Packers come into the 2019 NFL Draft holding two first round picks, this after trading with the New Orleans Saints during the 2018 NFL Draft. During the 2018 NFL season, the Packers were one of the more disappointing teams in football, and the hope is that a new head coach can start to turn this thing around.

Prior to the close of the 2018 NFL season, the Packers fired long-time head coach Mike McCarthy, who led the team to a Super Bowl title. The bad blood between McCarthy and star quarterback Aaron Rodgers became too much, and it was time to turn the page, as there was not enough success during their time together.

In 2019, the reins will be handed a first-time head coach in Matt LaFleur, and his main objective early on will be finding a way to work productively with Rodgers. With his first ever first round pick as an NFL head coach, he may want to give Rodgers the most elite tight end weapon in this draft class in the person of T.J. Hockenson from Iowa.

There is plenty of debate as to whether Hockenson, or teammate Noah Fant are the best tight ends in this draft, but Hockenson is perfect for this Packers offense. Rodgers is always at his best when he has a pass-catching tight end, and in Hockenson, he could find a player that could be one of the better receivers at his position in football early in his career.

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