NFL insider mock draft gives Packers a haul fans will love

The Green Bay Packers have two first round picks for the 2022 NFL Draft. How will the Packers use them and which players will they pick?

Thanks to a headline-grabbing, monumental trade with the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this offseason, the Green Bay Packers have a couple of first round picks to use in the 2022 NFL Draft. That should give the folks up in Green Bay plenty of flexibility to address a few different needs that their roster has.

While neither pick is all that high up in the draft order, the Packers can still find a way to impress their fans and take care of a few things, like maybe grabbing a versatile, explosive offensive weapon to catch touchdown passes tossed by Aaron Rodgers.

A quality, young wide receiver being added to this roster might be a good thing for the Packers to make happen.

2022 NFL Draft: NFL insider’s mock draft has Green Bay Packers making two notable first-round picks

According to one NFL insider’s mock draft, the Packers are able to do just that with the first-round pick that came over from the Raiders. In his 2022 mock draft, Benjamin Allbright of KOA — who has been one of the most accurate mock draft writers in the industry over the last three years — has the Packers picking Treylon Burks.

Burks spent his college career with the Arkansas Razorbacks. From 2019 through 2021, Burks was a staple in Arkansas’ offenses, catching 146 passes for 2,399 yards and 18 touchdowns.

A handful of picks later, Green Bay will have the opportunity to help address another need. At the moment, Allbright has the Packers picking George Karlaftis, a defensive end who has represented the Purdue Boilermakers over the past few years.

Karlaftis played in a total of 26 games throughout his college career, racking up 97 total tackles and 29 tackles for loss. Karlaftis recorded 14 sacks during his time at Purdue.

Giving Rodgers a solid pass-catching threat who has shown the ability to elevate an offense and then adding a stout defensive end to Green Bay’s defense would probably be a wise thing to do. These guys could potentially have a solid impact on the Packers’ ability to win some games going forward.