Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins told Adam Schein of Mad Dog Sports Radio that was convinced he was going to be drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.
General manager Brian Gutekunst traded up to No. 26 overall – one spot after receiver Brandon Aiyuk went to San Francisco and four spots after receiver Justin Jefferson went to Minnesota – and took quarterback Jordan Love, shocking the NFL world and beginning a three-year-long drama in Green Bay.
Higgins, a common mock draft for the Packers during the leadup to the 2020 draft, would have been a logical pick for the receiver-needy franchise.