The Green Bay Packers were wheeling and dealing in the 2018 NFL Draft, moving down from No. 14 to No. 27 in a deal with the New Orleans Saints and then climbing back to No. 18 to take Jaire Alexander.
Why did the Packers trade up with the Seahawks to take Jaire Alexander
The Packers added a 2019 first-round pick by moving down Thursday and then back up to take Jaire Alexander.
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The second deal sent third- and fifth-round picks to the Seattle Seahawks, although the Packers received a seventh-round pick in return.
The net for the Packers was essentially the addition of a 2019 first-round pick and a shuffle of late round picks to go down four picks and get a starting cornerback.
Why did the Packers make the trade?
In the first deal, the Packers received the No. 147 pick. Altogether, the team shuffled mid-round selections but added a first-round pick next year and still got a starting quality cornerback.
That’s huge for the Packers after trading away Damarious Randall — easily the team’s top cornerback in 2017 — to the Cleveland Browns earlier in the offseason.
Green Bay took Kevin King a year ago, but cornerback was still very much a position of need and Alexander is as capable as any in the draft class at stepping in and starting right away.
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