The Packers ideal first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft for many has been Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but to get the WR, it might require a Green Bay trade.

Obviously, there is never going to be a consensus when it comes to mock drafts, but if you’re a Green Bay Packers fan, there’s a good chance that a high number of mocks have seen the franchise using its first-round pick in a surely post-Aaron Rodgers world on Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

It makes sense why that’s the case. The Packers are notoriously thin at wide receiver right now and, if they want to put young Jordan Love in a position to succeed, then targeting one of the draft’s top pass-catchers would make a ton of sense. And Smith-Njigba would be a great fit with Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs.

The problem is that Jaxon Smith-Njigba might not be on the board by the Packers’ 15th overall pick.

Executive Director of the Senior Bowl, Jim Nagy, reported on Monday morning that the league is not as high on the wide receiver class in the 2023 NFL Draft as the media. However, the one exception to that is Smith-Njigba, who has a first-round grade from most teams