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Green Bay Packers: 4 Players Worth Trading Up For In 2020 NFL Draft

By Brian Sampson

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 21: Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs for a 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter after catching a pass behind D.Q. Thomas #12 of the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 21: Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs for a 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter after catching a pass behind D.Q. Thomas #12 of the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 01: Deandre Baker #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackles Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 01: Deandre Baker #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs tackles Henry Ruggs III #11 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half during the 2018 SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

1. Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama

The Packers desperately need to add another playmaker opposite wide receiver Davante Adams. That’s no secret. Gutekunst avoided a splash in free agency; his sole move signing Devin Funchess. Part of that could be due to the number of quality receivers in this year’s class.

At the top of that list is a trio of studs in Jerry Jeudy, Ceedee Lamb and Henry Ruggs II. As of now, Ruggs is projected to be the third receiver to be drafted and could go right outside the top 10. That would be a difficult move for the Packers to make from number 30 and would assuredly cost them at least another first or second round pick in the coming years, if not more.

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However, Ruggs would be a great guy to target, as he fits a lot of the Packers’ needs. He ran a 4.27 second 40-yard dash and can straight fly–something Green Bay lacks mightily. That speed can free up both Adams on his underneath routes and Aaron Jones by forcing the safeties to stay deep and prevent them from creeping up in the running game. He’s not a possession receiver by any means, which is fine because that’s what Adams is for, but has the ability to house simple slants and underneath routes. It’s a match made in heaven if Gutekunst can just figure out a way to move up 18 or so spots.

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