Packers: 2,200 Yard WR Reportedly “Falling Into Green Bay’s Lap”
The Green Bay Packers signed Mecole Hardman to a one-year contract earlier this week, further highlighting their need at the position. One year ago, the wide receiver corps were thought to be one of the strongest groups on the entire team. By season’s end, however, drops and injuries highlighted the position more than anything else.
As it turns out, there may be a big name falling right into their laps that could dramatically improve the whole group.
Packers: 2,200 Yard WR Reportedly “Falling Into Green Bay’s Lap”
With Vic Fangio’s defense blanketing Green Bay’s receivers, Jordan Love had nowhere to go in a three-interception loss against the Philadelphia Eagles.
This season, Watson is expected to miss significant time and could leave in free agency next spring. In the coming weeks, the Packers should begin thinking about how they might replace him, and the ideal target might fall into their lap as the draft approaches:
Luther Burden III could solve many of the Packers’ offensive problems without Watson. He offers a bit of everything. The Missouri wide receiver has the necessary speed and home-run ability to punish defenses, but he can also generate explosive plays after the catch
The good news? He could fall to the Packers at No. 23 despite having the talent to go earlier. ESPN’s Matt Miller ranks him 13th in this year’s rookie class but believes he could go lower on draft day.
“His three seasons of production and 4.41 speed at the combine are enough for me to believe he’s a top-15 player in this class — though he might be drafted lower due to concerns NFL teams have about his statistical drop-off,” writes Miller.
Here is a look at Burden’s college stats:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | TD | Awards | |||||
| 2022* | Missouri | SEC | FR | WR | 13 | 45 | 375 | 8.3 | 6 | 28.8 | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 2 | 6.8 | 63 | 463 | 7.3 | 8 | |
| 2023* | Missouri | SEC | SO | WR | 13 | 86 | 1212 | 14.1 | 9 | 93.2 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 2.4 | 93 | 1243 | 13.4 | 9 | |
| 2024* | Missouri | SEC | SR | WR | 12 | 61 | 676 | 11.1 | 6 | 56.3 | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 2 | 9.6 | 70 | 791 | 11.3 | 8 | |
| Career | 38 | 192 | 2263 | 11.8 | 21 | 59.6 | 34 | 234 | 6.9 | 4 | 6.2 | 226 | 2497 | 11.0 | 25 | |||||
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