Four Packers draft targets at need positions with backup plans if they're gone

Brian Gutekunst may have his heart set on a position or player in the first round, but he doesn't get to decide if that player is there at pick 23. He's going to need a backup.

Brian Gutekunst would love it if his plan came together, but this isn’t The A-Team. (That’s a timely reference, right?). In the draft, teams can fall in love with players they never have the chance to draft. They need backup plans, which is why Green Bay has run the gamut with edge rushers in for 30 visits already this spring. They’re looking at options because they know they’ll need them.

But they will have to have plans all over the draft because the roster could use more than just pass rushers. This exercise is about finding ideal targets for the Packers, guys who could reasonably be there and offer perfect blends of skillset and fit.

We’ll have to set reasonable expectations, so I used The Athletic Consensus Board to compile this list of players potentially available when the Packers pick so we don’t have to waste time talking about Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter.

Pass rusher

Ideal: Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia

A 20-year-old Georgia Bulldog defender who hasn’t maxed out his physical potential as a pass rusher in the first round? Sounds like a Packer. But Williams is so much more. He showed up to Kirby Smart’s program as an 18-year-old and immediately affected the quarterback. Using his length to control blockers and hold the edge, Williams can win with knifing quickness as well.

While I understand the concerns about his win rates (they’re bad) and sack numbers (they’re mid), this is a common theme with Georgia defenders like Travon Walker, who were just not asked to defend in college the way a team like the Packers would ask them to defend.