ESPN gives Packers a pass-rusher in new mock draft

Now that some team’s seasons are functionally over, as seven squads have been eliminated from the NFL playoff race already, mock draft season is finally getting off of the ground. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Field Yates dropped a new mock draft for this cycle and gave the Green Bay Packers an interesting prospect, South Carolina edge defender Kyle Kennard, in the first round.

According to ESPN’s recent rankings, two of their four draft analysts, Mel Kiper Jr. and Matt Miller, didn’t have Kennard ranked among their top-eight players at the position at all. Meanwhile, Jordan Reid ranked Kennard sixth at the position while Yates ranked him sixth.

On the consensus draft board, Kennard, who was a…