Packers GM went into draft hopeful to get Jordan Love pass-catchers

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Friday that the team wanted to get pass-catching options for Jordan Love in the draft.

"I think we kinda went into this whole thing hopeful that we'd be able to do that," Gutekunst said during his post-Day 2 press conference.

The Packers selected tight end Luke Musgrave and wide receiver Jayden Reed in the second round. They doubled down on another tight end in the third round by picking Tucker Kraft.

It's the first time in the modern draft era (1967) that Green Pay has selected three pass-catchers in the first three rounds.

"At times, you gotta be able to stay disciplined to your board and the value of your board and not reach too much, and I think we did a good job of that over the first two days," Gutekunst said.

Green Bay picked wide receivers Christian Watson (second round) and Romeo Doubs (fourth round) in last year's draft. Both contributed immediately, combining for 83 catches, 1,036 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns.

Bo Melton, Sami Toure, and Jeff Cotton are the only other wide receivers on the Packers roster.

Green Bay owns nine draft picks between rounds four and seven.

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