Yahoo! Sports · Feb 23, 2025
Packers Take Brian Branch-Style Defensive Back in New NFL Mock Draft
Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron (7) celebrates a turnover against Clemson on Dec. 21. / Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesGREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason with enormous questions surrounding their cornerbacks.
A new mock draft by CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson provided an interesting conundrum. With Green Bay up at No. 23, Texas’ Jahdae Barron and East Carolina’s Shavon Revel were available.
Barron is a bit undersized and perhaps more of a slot than a pure corner, but the Texas star won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and is a proven playmaker against big-school competition.
