History always finds a way to repeat itself. After selecting Aaron Rodgers with the 24th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, then general manager Ted Thompson invested heavily into the wide receiver position, with the hope that when Rodgers took over he’d have a group of wide receivers to grow with. Terrance Murphy, Greg Jennings, James Jones, and Jordy Nelson were all Top 78 picks over the next four years for the Green Bay Packers.
Brian Gutekunst seems to be following the same script. A year after selecting Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick, Gutekunst traded up in the third round for Amari Rodgers. The following season Gutekunst moved up in the second round to draft Christian Watson with the 34th overall pick, the highest that the Packers have selected a wide receiver since picking Nelson with the 36th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.
