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Green Bay Packers: 5 Wide Receivers To Target In First Round of NFL Draft

By Brian Sampson

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 28: Wide receiver Jalen Reagor #1 of the TCU Horned Frogs returns a punt for a touchdown against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 28: Wide receiver Jalen Reagor #1 of the TCU Horned Frogs returns a punt for a touchdown against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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BOULDER, COLORADO – NOVEMBER 23: Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes carries the ball against the Washington Huskies in the first quarter at Folsom Field on November 23, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

4. Laviska Shenault, Colorado

In all likelihood, Laviska Shenault will be available when the Packers are on the clock with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the draft. After a monster 2018 campaign that saw him rack up 86 receptions for 1011 receiving yards and six touchdowns, he slipped a bit in 2019, only catching 56 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns.

Unfortunately, he’s already been a bit injury-prone. He only played in seven games his freshman year and nine games in 2018. A lot of that has to do with his physical play. At 6-foot-1 and 217 pounds, Shenault brings the fight to you. He’ll outwork and outmuscle most corners and is able to box them out to make contested catches.

Like most receivers coming out of college, he has some work to do with his route running. However, he has a tremendous work ethic and amazing physical skills that give him a high ceiling. If the Packers can get past his potentially low floor, he could be a steal at the end of the first.

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