Packers believe they have first-round talent in DeShone Kizer

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike McCarthy made a bold statement about what the Green Bay Packers have in DeShone Kizer. There’s at least one player in his locker room who will back him up on it.

"In my opinion, if he was in that [draft] class this year, he would’ve been part of that group of first four guys, or first five," McCarthy said. "I always felt there were five -- the five quarterbacks -- first-round guys."

The five quarterbacks McCarthy was referring to, of course, were: Baker Mayfield (the No. 1 overall pick), Sam Darnold (No. 3), Josh Allen (No. 7), Josh Rosen (No. 10) and Lamar Jackson (No. 32).

Kizer, who came out a year earlier, was the fourth quarterback selected in his draft but did not…