In an interview with former NFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall this spring, Clemson wide receiver Amari Rodgers said that his dream scenario in the NFL Draft would be to go to the Green Bay Packers in the second round.
He had to wait until the third, but that dream has come true.
The Packers traded up in the third round, climbing seven spots from the 92nd pick to #85 to grab Rodgers, who should become a key weapon for Matt LaFleur’s offense out of the slot. It’s a situation that Rodgers’ family all expected, as he told reporters after his selection:
“Literally everybody in my family told me I was going to the Packers.