The Green Bay Packers with the 25th pick in the latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft select cornerback Nate Wiggins from Clemson. Sports Illustrated did its first mock draft post the NFL scouting combine. There are still some pro days coming up leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Packers do need to draft a cornerback in this year’s draft and it feels like they will take a defensive back or an offensive lineman with that selection. Nate Wiggins recorded 28 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, two interceptions, one touchdown, and six pass deflections a season ago.
He is 6’2″ and weighs 185 lbs. Nate Wiggins during the NFL combine ran a 4.28 40-yard dash, but he had to be helped off the field after the 40-yard dash because he suffered a hip flexor injury and told NFL Network’s Stacey Dales.
Green Bay Packers Selecting Nate Wiggins In the NFL Draft is a Position of Need And Also Has Lock Down Potential
Back on September 20, 2023, Kyle Crabbs wrote about Nate Wiggins on Athlon Sports by saying:
“Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins is a hyper-productive cornerback who showcases impressive instincts and a nose for the ball in coverage. Teams are looking for momentum-swinging plays and the ability to crowd receivers in today’s modern NFL, and Wiggins is capable of providing both. There’s some physical maturation that’s needed for him to reach his final form and become a complete defender, but the player he is now is still capable of moving the needle.”
Green Bay needs to find a day-one starting cornerback in the 2024 NFL Draft. It is one of the biggest question marks on the defensive side of the football entering next season. There will be some very quality cornerbacks available at the 25th selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Wiggins is a first-round talent no doubt. He has been projected to go in the first round in a lot of NFL Mock Drafts up to this point. Cornerback Jaire Alexander missed tons of games last season due to injury. The Green Bay Packers need a cornerback who will step in and make plays right away during his rookie season also.