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Redskins full NFL first-round mock: Is Chase Young the one?

By Ian Cummings

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on prior to the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on prior to the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 29: Tight end Brycen Hopkins #89 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs after a catch against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 29: Tight end Brycen Hopkins #89 of the Purdue Boilermakers runs after a catch against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

27. player. 49. . Tight End. Green Bay Packers. Brycen Hopkins

Aaron Rodgers’ MVP-like 2019 season has turned some away from the scent, but the Green Bay Packers could still use some tangible offensive firepower. Their receiving core is relatively thin behind Davante Adams, and at tight end, Jimmy Graham’s long-term viability is fleeting.

The Packers can reasonably add weapons at both positions at this pick, so why not both? Purdue’s Brycen Hopkins is listed as a tight end on the depth chart, but his traits provide him with the versatility to fulfill a multitude of roles.

Hopkins stands at 6-foot-5, 245, offering excellent size for the tight end position, and for his size, he’s a stellar athlete. He has enough speed and quickness to separate on routes, and he’s a dangerous run-after-catch threat as well.

Hopkins’ relative lack of touchdown production might turn some away, but through eight games this season, with three different quarterbacks, he’s already eclipsed most of his career highs. A merger with Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur’s upstart offense could provide the proper circumstances for Hopkins to explode.

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