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Green Bay Packers: A Tale of Two Mock Drafts

By Mike Wendlandt

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text 'THE PICK IS IN' for the Green Bay Packers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text 'THE PICK IS IN' for the Green Bay Packers during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT /
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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 02: Isaac Nauta #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates a touchdown with Jake Fromm #11 during the first half against the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 02: Isaac Nauta #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates a touchdown with Jake Fromm #11 during the first half against the Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Round 4, Pick 118:

Fanspeak: TE Isaac Nauta, Georgia

The Draft Network: OT Tytus Howard, Alabama State

Day Three of the Draft is one in which a General Manager target developmental prospects instead of instant impact players for the most part. Players like Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Blake Martinez, Dean Lowry, Aaron Jones, and Corey Linsley are all great examples of this. So this writer did the same thing, in both simulations, using the Pick the Packers got for now Chicago safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.

At tight end, Nauta did not impress at the Combine with his athletic testing, but his tape for the Bulldogs is strong and he showed a knack for getting open and being able to be a dependable player for an offense, especially one that thrives on moving the chains. NFL.com compares him to Lance Kendricks, which makes sense with both players showing the ability to be dependable players but not stars.

On the other simulation, the Packers get a developmental tackle in Howard. A athletic marvel at the position, he shows flashes of being a top flight talent, but the inconsistencies in his technique can be maddening. He’s not a guy you’d want on the field right away in 2019, but he has the raw talent to become a serviceable player, especially if he can learn and study David Bakhtiari.

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