Todd McShay sees a first-round linebacker in Packers' future

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Todd McShay’s first mock draft for 2016 is out and while even McShay admits that it goes without saying that a lot will change between now and April 28, the most interesting thing about the first version is what the ESPN NFL Draft analyst sees as each team’s perceived needs.

USC linebacker Su'a Cravens has 14.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks this season.So when it comes to the Packers, it’s not so much that McShay has them taking USC’s Su'a Cravens in the first round (at No. 27 as things stand today) but rather that he has general manager Ted Thompson taking an outside linebacker.

Part of that is surely best player available, but part of that also is need. There’s no…