This is Volume III of a VII-part series that will take a look at the potential impact the 2022 draft class could provide for the Green Bay Packers.
Volume I (Jonathan Ford, Rasheed Walker)
Volume II (Samori Toure, Tariq Carpenter)
7) Romeo Doubs, WR
The Packers selected the Nevada wide receiver with the 132nd overall pick. His calling card during his time at Nevada was his ability to win vertically. Doubs led the FBS with 505 deep receiving yards in 2020 and finished this past season with 444 deep yards. He tracks the ball well and has outstanding body control.
“He was a very productive player at Nevada,” Jon-Eric Sullivan, the co-director of player personnel for the Packers, said. “We like his acceleration. His ability to play with the ball in his hands. He’s a big kid. He’s got length and plays big to the ball. We think he has a lot of upside as a route runner. There’s a lot to like about him…We think he can come in and help the room.”
Prediction: Doubs will likely make an immediate impact as a punt returner. The first time he touched the ball in his college career he returned a punt for an 80-yard touchdown.
As a freshman at Nevada, Doubs averaged 17.8 yards per punt return. The following year he averaged 10.8 yards per return. In 2020, Doubs averaged 9.1 yards per return, and this past season he averaged 14.2 yards per return.
Doubs has tremendous upside and could wind up having a rookie season like Marquez Valdes-Scantling (38 receptions for 581 yards and two touchdowns).
The Packers lost a lot of production when they traded Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders and lost Valdes-Scantling to the Chiefs in free agency. It’s safe to say the Packers will lean on veterans like Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and Sammy Watkins with production from the rookies (Doubs and Christian Watson) and Amari Rodgers sprinkled in.
6). Zach Tom, OL
The Packers selected Tom with the 140th overall pick. Tom finished his career at Wake Forest with 23 career starts at left tackle and 14 starts at center. That type of versatility will make him a valuable member of any offensive line.
“I want to be somebody who can play all five positions at a high level,” Tom said. “That’s the goal. That’s my main goal for the offseason and through camp. I want to be somebody who can go out there at any position.”
Tom has easy athleticism and doesn’t labor when he’s moving to the second level. He has a high football IQ and doesn’t get fooled by…
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