The Green Bay Packers kept the streak alive. Sitting at number 13 overall, the Green Bay Packers had arguably the two best pass catchers still on the board. Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and tight end Dalton Kincaid. However, sine 2002, the Green Bay Packers still refuse to take a wide receiver in the first round. Instead, they take a stud defensive end.
Green Bay Packers Fans React To Lukas Van Ness Draft Choice
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Green Bay used the 13th overall pick to add Van Ness on Thursday night. They acquired the pick as part of the trade that sent Rodgers to the Jets this week.
Van Ness led Iowa with 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks during the 2022 season and he makes it four straight defensive players in the first round for Green Bay. They took linebacker Quay Walker and defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt last season and cornerback Eric Stokes was the top pick in 2021. With Jaxon Smith-Njigba still on the board, Green Bay Packers fans took to social media to share their reactions to the pick:
I don’t hate the pick, but JSN was right there and I’m very upset
— Dev (@xDevhs) April 28, 2023
WE WANTED JSN!! TELL GUTE TO FIX THIS OR HE BETTER RUN
— Karthik ⭐️💡 (@kso123_) April 28, 2023
We traded up for him???
— Lil Lungs (@LucaBennett2) April 28, 2023
It’s a solid pick, passing on JSN hurts but after Gary went down last year we had absolutely zero pass rush.
— Josh (@LUISGARCIASZN) April 28, 2023
JSN was right there
— Zach Slotnick (@slotsz18) April 28, 2023
It is clear many Packers fans wanted the streak of no wide receivers taken in the first round to end. It is very likely the Green Bay Packers will target the tight end and wide receiver positions in the second and third rounds.
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