Packers Rumors: Aaron Rodgers Wanted Treylon Burks in 1st Round of 2022 NFL Draft

According to a report, Rodgers wanted the Packers to take Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks in the first round of the NFL draft.

Ian Rapoport said Friday that the Packers made some calls to potentially move up, after he got word that Rodgers liked Burks.

The TennesseeTitans acquired the 18th pick from the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade that sent wide receiver A.J. Brown to Philly.

Green Bay addressed the defense with Quay Walker and Georgia defensive linemen, taking them at Nos. 22 and 28.

The Packers had a need for a wide receiver after trading Davante Adams.

It was widely assumed that Green Bay would use at least one of its first-round picks on a wideout, but with six of them coming off the board before the team's first pick, the value may not have been there.

The Packers have shied from using first-round picks on wide receiver. The last time Green Bay took a wideout in the first round was 2002.

Since then, the Packers have taken many of their players in the second round or later, including Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and Adams.

If he was still available at No. 22, he would have been a great fit.

He set career highs in his junior year with the Razorbacks with 66 catches for 1,104 yards and 11 scores. He showed a Deebo Samuel element to his game by rushing 14 times for 112 yards and a score.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds, which is a strong number for his size.

The Packers have a lot of question marks in their receiving corps, which is made up of Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins and Amari Rodgers.

Both Watkins and Cobb have posted 1,000-yard seasons, but not for a long time.

The Packers have three picks on Day 2.

It seems likely that at least one of those selections will be spent on a wideout.