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Why the Packers won’t take a wide receiver in the first round… again

The Green Bay Packers have not drafted a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft for almost two decades, since Javon Walker was selected 20th overall way back in 2002.

A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the receiver position in Green Bay, as the futures of Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Randall Cobb and perhaps even Allen Lazard are in doubt, leading to plenty of mock drafts pegging the Packers to take a receiver with their first pick in 2022.

While this is certainly possible and should not be ruled out, it is more likely Green Bay sticks with its tried and tested formula for the positions they target in the first round.