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NFL draft preview | Special teams: After adding a punter and long-snapper last year, would Packers draft kicking competition for Mason Crosby?

This is the ninth in a series of stories previewing the Packers' draft.

GREEN BAY — There aren’t many sure bets during the NFL draft, but it’s probably safe to say that the Green Bay Packers won’t be using one of their 10 selections on a punter and another on a long-snapper. Not after doing exactly that last year.

But a kicker? That might be an even-money proposition.

General manager Brian Gutekunst surprised more than a few folks during his first draft when he invested a fifth-round pick (No. 172 overall) in Alabama punter JK Scott and a seventh-rounder (No.