17 wide receiver draft prospects who fit Packers production benchmarks
There are production trends among Green Bay's previous draft picks at receiver, and there is a healthy list of prospects who fit the bill in 2026.
The body types and athletic thresholds the Green Bay Packers look for at various positions have been established over decades of their scouting system, but what is rarely discussed is the production element of a college prospect’s profile. Just as the data from previous picks can be used to build a Packers prototype in terms of size and athleticism, there are trends among players Green Bay has selected when it comes to production, especially at the skill positions, which seem to set benchmarks for prospects to hit. In the first part of this series, let’s discuss the potential production thresholds for wide receivers.
Since Brian Gutekunst took over as GM in 2018, the Packers have drafted 12 receivers. Their average yards per reception for their college career was 15. 4 yards, and the lowest mark was 11.
8, set by Amari Rodgers. In terms of yardage total, the average number put up by a Packers draft pick in their best season (out of their final two years in college) is 1,002 yards. They have drafted players on Day 1 and 2 with as little as 801 yards (Christian Watson), and 611 (Savion Williams) in their best season.
However, both of those players had strong rushing production as well, which boosted their yards from scrimmage. With that in mind, the more logical and uniform way to set the benchmark is using yards from scrimmage, as this provides a tighter cluster among the players drafted. The average yards from scrimmage number from a Packers’ receiver’s best season is 1,053, and the lowest was 907, put up by Grant DuBose, who was a seventh-round pick.