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2019 NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid scouting combine

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 22: Jachai Polite #99 of the Florida Gators gets past Ty Chandler #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first quarter of the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 22: Jachai Polite #99 of the Florida Gators gets past Ty Chandler #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the first quarter of the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /

49. . EDGE. Florida. Jachai Polite. 30. player

The Packers are still in need of a safety, but the pass rush is going to be more pressing a need. And if Florida EDGE Jachai Polite falls all the way down towards the end of Round 1, Green Bay would be getting an absolute steal.

It’s hard to say if Polite makes it that far. He could be the best pure pass-rusher in this year’s NFL Draft, and his NFL Scouting Combine performance could easily showcase the agility and closing speed that made him such a riser within the collegiate ranks.

According to this mock, however, Polite falls as the draft pans out how it does up to this point. Good for Green Bay.

Polite isn’t much of a run defender, and his undersized frame probably will keep him solely in sub packages for the first few years of his career.

But that has plenty of value for a Packers team that will likely be engaged in a lot of shootouts as long as quarterback Aaron Rodgers is under center.