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The Green Bay Packers are preparing to trade quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. It makes projecting a seven-round Packers mock especially fun. In this iteration, I have the Packers trading Rodgers to the Jets for two 2023 second-rounders, No. 43 and 44 overall. Landing such draft capital will help Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst appropriately begin the post-Rodgers era. Gutekunst has needs to fill across his defensive line and at wide receiver, tight end, and safety, too. Gutekunst’s focus will center on building a more complete defense, and a better supporting cast around starting signal-caller Jordan Love. With the first wave of free agency delivering some clarity regarding the Packers’ remaining needs, here’s what a seven-round draft for the Packers might look like if it happened following a Rodgers trade (compensation noted with *).