Green Bay Packers take Nevada wide receiver Romeo Doubs with pick No. 132
The Green Bay Packers have used their No. 132 overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft to take wide receiver Romeo Doubs of Nevada. The Packers are hoping to hit big with Doubs, acquiring him on day three of the draft.
The draft is filled with players rising and falling throughout the draft process and Doubs was one of them. But landing with the Packers is perfect for the former Wolfpack wide receiver. Green Bay has the stoic culture to help cultivate a late-round pick into something special.
Day three draft picks are hit and miss. At this juncture in the draft, an overreach can be just as impactful as in the earlier rounds. However, the perfect pick here could catapult your team into the Super bowl. With the Packers taking Doubs late in the fourth round, only time will tell whether he will be a quality pick like offensive lineman Royce Newman, or quickly phase out of the Packers’ future plans like wide receiver J’Mon Moore.
The Packers still need to add more depth to their roster. In the back end of the draft is an ideal place to do so. With Green Bay still having a few more picks in the later rounds, they could possibly add another body to their offensive line or defensive line rotation after losing a few pieces this offseason. Green Bay lost Lucas Patrick to the Chicago Bears (967 snaps) and Billy Turner to the Denver Broncos (866 snaps) in free agency. Green Bay will also need to add a pass rusher to replace the elite production of Za’Darius Smith, who departed via free agency to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Super Bowl window is closing for the Green Bay Packers and MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Which is why this draft is one of the most critical drafts in recent Packers history. Green Bay finished last season just shy of the NFC championship game after falling to the San Francisco 49ers at home 13-10. Since then, the Packers have had to make some tough choices this offseason, including trading away all-pro wide receiver Davante Adams. Green Bay had a few holes to plug up heading into this draft. Only time will tell if Brian Gutekunst worked his draft magic again, helping the Packers finally get over the playoff hump, or whether it’ll be another early exit next season.
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Chad Reuter of NFL Network provided an in-depth report on Romeo Doubs, via the Green Bay Packers team website.
“Former Nevada receivers coach Eric Scott coached Doubs (pronounced dubs) at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles and knew him from Snoop Dogg’s Youth Football League. Scott took over recruiting for Nevada in 2017 and made sure to sign Doubs. He returned an 80-yard punt for a touchdown on his first collegiate touch, eventually starting nine of 13 games in his true freshman season (43-562-13.1, two TDs receiving; 1-22-22.0 kick returns; 6-107-17.8, one TD punt returns). Doubs was an honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference pick and the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2019, leading the squad with 14.8 yards per reception (44-649, four TDs; 8-86-10.8 punt returns in 11 games, eight starts). MWC coaches voted him first-team all-conference in 2020 as he ranked eighth in the FBS with 111.3 receiving yards per game (58-1,002-17.3, nine TDs; 11-100-9.1 punt returns in nine starts). Doubs was a first-team All-MWC selection in 2021, as well, after leading the Wolf Pack with 80 receptions, 1,109 receiving yards (13.9 per catch) and 11 touchdowns while effectively returning punts (12-170-14.2). He opted out of the team’s bowl game to prepare for the NFL draft.”