Why the Packers will likely draft a QB even though they have Jordan Love

The Green Bay Packers don’t necessarily need a backup quarterback. “We kind of went away from that for a few years and I’d like to get back to that because I just think having young, talented quarterbacks on your roster that the coaches can develop, I just think is really healthy and important for a franchise.” Before Clifford last year and Love in 2020, Brett Hundley was the last quarterback drafted by the Packers, in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. I think Sean hit that pretty early compared to most, but I think that’s important you give that player the time to get there.” GO DEEPER Packers big board: 15 draft targets include Tyler Guyton, Graham Barton, Cooper DeJean The pick of Clifford as early as the fifth round was surprising, but he beat out 2023 USFL MVP McGough for the backup job in camp and held onto his spot for the entire season. GO DEEPER Packers draft mailbag: Green Bay trading up, underrated need, edge possibility The fourth round still seems too premium of a spot to address a position of such little need for the Packers, so it’s fair to assume Round 5 is the earliest at which Gutekunst would draft a quarterback. Names to watch that might come off the board in the last three rounds are Tennessee’s Joe Milton, the 24-year-old with a rocket arm, Maryland’s Taulia Tagovailoa, Tua’s younger brother, Florida State’s Jordan Travis, who broke his leg late last season but could be an interesting developmental prospect, Notre Dame’s Sam Hartman, whom Gutekunst saw at the Senior Bowl and Pittsburgh’s Phil Jurkovec, who played at Boston College for three years under new Packers defensive coordinator and former Eagles head coach Jeff Hafley.