GREEN BAY, Wis. – A new seven-round NFL mock draft by Pro Football Network started with a name that’s become familiar in bolstering the Green Bay Packers’ barren cornerback corps.
In 2024, Texas’ Jahdae Barron won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. According to Pro Football Focus, he allowed a 53.7 percent catch rate in 2024, when he had five interceptions and 16 passes defensed.
“There are more physical cornerbacks in this class than Jahdae Barron,” wrote PFN’s Jacob Infante, “but you’d have a hard time finding cornerbacks more fluid, explosive, and intelligent with the playmaking mentality that he has.