Trades during the NFL draft come with obvious risks. Most notably, what if the player that the Green Bay Packers move up for doesn’t pan out?
In addition to that, when moving up, there is draft capital that is being given up, and whether a team is trading up or down, they risk missing out a prospect who ranks highly on their big board.
During Brian Gutekunst’s tenure as GM, he has been very willing to move around the draft board, and has done so in both directions. A few examples include trading down in the first round and then back up in 2018 to draft Jaire Alexander.