NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State

Over the next week or so, we’re going to look at wide receivers who make sense for what the Green Bay Packers both want and need at the position. You’re reading the fourth installment of the series. If you want to read more of these reports, check out the Green Bay Packers Draft subgroup to find more draft coverage.

What do the Packers want and need at receiver?

What do the Packers want? Since 2019, Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur’s receivers have averaged 207.6 pounds per play. For reference, only four other teams in the league drafted players with that average weight over a 13-year span. Of the seven receivers who have seen the most playing time under LaFleur, only one — Jayden Reed, a…