Green Bay Packers: 3 2021 WR Prospects to Keep Your Eyes On
By Isaac Greig
Honorable Mentions
Amon-Ra St. Brown – USC
Amon-Ra St. Brown is the brother of current Green Bay Packers’ receiver Equanimeous St. Brown. The USC product may have the same sub 4.4 speed and is a legit deep threat, but he doesn’t have the play strength or short game to be the top threat for an NFL offense.
However, with Michael Pittman Jr. gone to the Colts, the 6′ 1″ 195 lbs St. Brown will get an opportunity to prove me wrong.
Seth Williams – Auburn
Seth Williams of Auburn is your typical big-bodied receiver. The 6’ 3” 225 lbs Williams is strong, physical, and he gets after the ball. With that said, he will always be an average route runner, and the Packers already have a group of long, strong receivers. He doesn’t necessarily fit what the Packers need but he would give this unit a scary collection of downfield threats.
Rashod Bateman – Minnesota
Rashod Bateman of Minnesota may not have the same athleticism as the others on this list, and he has zero burst off the line of scrimmage. However, Bateman has the size (6’ 2”, 210 lbs) and route-running savvy to be a great number two receiver in the NFL. As we look ahead to this season, he will need to show that he can be the same playmaker that he was in 2019, as the unquestioned number one receiver for Minnesota.
Those three aren’t all likely first-round targets for the Green Bay Packers, but Moore, Waddle, and Smith very well could be. Of course, we don’t have a clue what draft slot the Packers will be picking from but we know the wide receiver position, and others, will be on the target list. The options are limitless at the moment, and as you can tell, I’m already looking forward to the 2021 NFL Draft.