Green Bay Packers Mock Draft: Updated Day 3 Predictions

We're finished with two of the three most important days of the offseason for the Green Bay Packers. Because they're not very active in free agency, all their needs must be filled via the yearly NFL draft.

Heading into the event, the Packers had two needs which stood above the rest. They didn't have a starting body, at least on paper, at either inside linebacker or cornerback. The squad not only addressed cornerback with their first pick, but they also did so with their second.

With the 30th overall selection, Green Bay took Damarious Randall of Arizona State, who looks to convert from safety. Their second pick, 62nd overall, was Quinten Rollins of Miami (Ohio), a one-year football player who was on the Red Hawks basketball team for four seasons.

Still sitting with an inside linebacker need, the Packers passed up prospects like TCU's Paul Dawson for Ty Montgomery of Stanford, a receiver. General manager Ted Thompson cares about filling holes in the roster, but if this draft weekend has taught us anything so far, it's that he's going to select who he thinks is the best player on the board, no matter the position.

Fourth Round

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Trade: Packers ship No. 129, No. 166 and No. 206 to move up immediately in the fourth round.

Fourth Round: Grady Jarrett, DL, Clemson

There's just too much talent to think Ted Thompson would pass on Grady Jarrett of Clemson or Michael Bennett of Ohio State for much longer. Both are very solid 3-technique players, and while the Packers run a 3-4 defense in base, it acts more like a 4-3 defense because of the one-gapping linemen.

Too often, the NFL allows penetrating defensive tackles drop in the draft. Both Geno Atkins, the Bengals' All-Pro under tackle, and Mike Daniels, the Packers' underrated pressure end, were drafted in the fourth round. As prospects, Jarrett and Bennett look to be the same level of athletes as those two, earning fringe first-round grades from many.

For example, Josh Norris of Rotoworld ranked Jarrett as the 20th overall player in the draft class. The fact that he's still on the board is a miracle. With Daniels coming to the end of his contract, Thompson could see him as Daniels' replacement, or competition for Datone Jones, the 2013 first-rounder.

Sixth Round

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No. 210: Blake Bell, TE, Oklahoma

Richard Rodgers of California was a top-100 selection by the Packers last draft, but he doesn't have the upside to be a top-20 tight end in the NFL. He's a solid player who you won't complain about, but you'll never be satisfied with him, either.

Blake Bell was once known as the "Belldozer" at Oklahoma as a running-hammer of a quarterback. Think of him as a Tim Tebow type. He's a freak athlete at his size, and he can provide serious upside at the position. He has a good feel for space, length and explosiveness. Now all he needs is the right coach and some time.

No. 213: Mike Hull, LB, Penn State

At the tail end of the sixth round, the Packers finally get their linebacker. Mike Hull might be in a competition for playing time early on, but he won't be guaranteed to see the field outside of special teams. Penn State is known as "Linebacker U," and this year's edition is good enough to start, if given time to develop.

He's on the shorter side of the measuring stick, but he did well enough in his senior season to earn himself a spot on the All-Big Ten team. He is a very good athlete and can provide solid coverage efforts, even if his length will keep him from making a play on the ball.

Seventh Round

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No. 247: Brandon Bridge, QB, South Alabama

Brandon Bridge can be Colin Kaepernick in two years, if he gets the right guidance. Two coaching staffs fumbled the ball with him, the first being Alcorn State and the second being South Alabama. Logan Thomas of Virginia Tech was more raw than Bridge as a passer, and he can't compare as a runner.

Thomas was drafted in the fourth round by the Cardinals last season in a "deep" quarterback class. This class has been labeled as weak. If Bridge can be taken with one of the last picks of the draft, he'd be of massive value.

After the Vince Young and Seneca Wallace stints in Green Bay, I think it's pretty clear that Mike McCarthy wants legs on the bench, should Aaron Rodgers go down. Bridge can bring that to the table, plus upside.