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Post-free agency full NFL two-round mock: Redskins trade down

By Ian Cummings

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 28: Wide receiver Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a play during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 28: Wide receiver Justin Jefferson #2 of the LSU Tigers reacts to a play during the game against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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BOULDER, COLORADO – NOVEMBER 23: Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes carries the ball against the Washington Huskies in the first quarter at Folsom Field on November 23, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
BOULDER, COLORADO – NOVEMBER 23: Laviska Shenault Jr. #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes carries the ball against the Washington Huskies in the first quarter at Folsom Field on November 23, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

49. . Wide Receiver. Green Bay Packers. Laviska Shenault. 30. player

Adding weapons is of the utmost importance for the Green Bay Packers, who struggled to get consistency from their receiving core in 2019. Aaron Rodgers still has a few peak years left, so it’s important for Matt LaFleur to maximize that opportunity.

One could argue that Colorado’s Laviska Shenault isn’t the best fit for the Packers’ contention window, but he is a talented, athletic receiver with the immediate utility after the catch to perhaps make Rodgers’ job easier, and build off of the veteran quarterback’s success.

Shenault leaves something to be desired on tape with his relative lack of polish, both as a route runner and against press coverage. But his traits in open field and as a runner against contact stand out, and speak to the upside he has as an offensive weapon, if he can be developed. For the Packers, making life easier on Rodgers is the most important thing at this stage, and that’s something Shenault can help with.

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