With around nine weeks until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, this is who the Green Bay Packers selected in many current mock drafts.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In April 2021, the Green Bay Packers used their first-round pick on cornerback Eric Stokes. In May 2022, they made Jaire Alexander the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.

Will either be a solid member of Jeff Hafley’s new defense?

With tremendous turbulence in the secondary, cornerback was the focus of a few fresh NFL mock drafts.

College Sports Wire: Alabama CB Kool-Aid McKinstry

McKinstry provided three seasons of great output for the Crimson Tide. According to Pro Football Focus, he allowed a catch rate of 47.9 percent over this career. He has one interception and 15 passes defensed in 2022 and zero interceptions and seven passes defensed in 2023.

Said Ryan Roberts: “McKinstry is one of the highest floor cover men in the class. He has a lot of experience in press man and zone while at Alabama, coming off of a season when he scarcely gave up anything in coverage.”

CBSSports.com: Alabama CB Kool-Aid McKinstry

Josh Edwards rightly says the Packers’ plan will become obvious following free agency. At cornerback, slot Keisean Nixon and veteran Corey Ballentine will be free agents. Plus, there are questions surrounding around Stokes (injury) and Alexander (mental space).

“Are Jaire Alexander and the Packers on the same page? Do they have faith in Carrington Valentine entering his second season?” Edwards pondered.

Pro Football Network: Alabama CB Terrion Arnold

It’s back to Alabama but for a different cornerback. With McKinstry to Cincinnati at No. 18, the choice was Arnold over Georgia’s Kamari Lassiter.

Arnold picked intercepted five passes in 2023. Combined the last two years, he had six picks and 20 passes defensed. PFF punished him with a 51.9 percent completion rate, including 3-of-8 in the playoff game vs. Michigan.

Wrote Josiah Caswell: “As opposed to teammate McKinstry’s lock-down ability with less production, Arnold bolsters significant production and is always making a play on the football. While also boasting top-tier athleticism, he produced five interceptions and 12 pass deflections in 2023.”

If you’re excited about this pick, maybe chill it a bit. Arnold might be the greatest cornerback in the class and feels like a top-10 selection pick.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Illinois DT Jer’Zhan Newton

Newton is a “disruptor,” writes Buccaneers.com’s Brianna Dix. Over his final two seasons, he amassed 13 tackles and 22.5 tackles for losses. He dominated against Penn State and Wisconsin this season but missed far too many tackles.

“Newton is physical at the point of attack with a nasty disposition and has an elite pass-rush motor. He possesses natural leverage and strong bend for an interior lineman.”

NFL.com: BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia

Gennaro Filice observes Suamataia has “a lot in common” with one of his relatives, Detroit Lions stud right tackle Penei Sewell.

“With longtime stalwart David Bakhtiari seemingly on his way out of Green Bay, Suamataia could initially serve as a swing tackle behind Zach Tom and Rasheed Walker before developing into a full-time starter,” Filice wrote.

NBC Sports: Washington OT Troy Fautanu

Eric Froton emphasized Fautanu’s excellence in pass protection but also his multitude of penalties in projecting him to be the new “sentinel” for quarterback Jordan Love.

MLive.com: Georgia OT Amarius Mims

Mims is a mountain of a man at right tackle. With just eight career starts, his college resume is limited; Mims is not.

“At 6-foot-7, 340 pounds? Amarius Mims is an imposing presence, and that’s before looking back at his vicious play at Georgia,” Lions beat writer Ben Raven wrote.

Said NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah in a conference call on Thursday: “Huge, mammoth tackle from Georgia. But you’ve got Tyler Guyton [of Oklahoma] and Mims as these two gigantic freaks, like just big powerful, athletic kind of unique players. They’re a little bit raw, but there’s a great up side there. If one of those guys were to fall to them, I think it would be a home run pick.”

A few choices later, the Lions took their own offensive lineman.

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