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The used their first new pick, Domingo Santana Jersey  the 13th overall pick in the 2023 , from , their longest-tenured and perhaps arguably best player in team history, to the on Iowa linebacker Lukas Van Ve s, a by general manager Brian Gutekunst. However, the Green and Gold just utilized their second pick acquired in the deal, the 42nd pick in 2023 NFL Draft (second round), to do something on Friday that Rodgers consistently asked for: pour more resources into pa s-catching playmakers. Green Bay opted to select Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave with the extra pick.             GB  TE  #88  Musgrave has solid size for the position, measuring at 6-6, 253 pounds at the Scouting Combine. He is a truly  Dan Altavilla Jersey dynamic vertical tight end running routes down the middle of the field. Musgrave isn't super established as a blocker, but he has the frame to be coached up into becoming solid at  Ryon Healy Jersey that area of the game. This is the big-bodied pa s catcher Green Bay has been searching to add for new starting quarterback alongside wide receivers , whose nine scores from scrimmage were tied for fourth-most in the entireamong all wide receivers, and , the Packers' fourth-round pick receiver in the 2022whom head coach Matt LaFleur likened to . Now, Love can grow alongside his primary weapons, whom have all been selected in each of the last two drafts.Pro comparison         Marco Gonzales Jersey      PHI  TE  #88  Accolades:Nephew of NFL quarterback Bill Musgrave2022: 11 receptions, 169 yards, TD in two gamesStrengthsooks like an oversized but sleek WR. And plays like oneSerious juice to threaten the seamLarge catch radiusKnack to make the difficult grab, even if he has to contort his bodyWeakne ses:  Not a majorly agile, YAC typeOnly played two games in 2022 before suffering season-ending injurySome drops on film on what should've been easy catchesMinimal blocking expertiseCombine Results:40- Dylan Moore Jersey Yard Dash:4.61 secondsVertical:36 inchesBroad Jump:10 feet, 5 inches