Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst is excited about the long-term potential of second-round pick Christian Watson, but he thinks his rookie receiver can make an immediate impact in Green Bay as a replacement for Marquez Valdes-Scantling as the deep threat in Matt LaFleur’s offense.
“Obviously, the speed and the size jump off the tape, that’s certainly going to give us something to take the top off the defense,” Gutekunst told Sirius XM NFL Radio. “With MVS leaving in free agency, (Watson) will replace that, hopefully, initially.”
Valdes-Scantling stood 6-4 and ran 4.3 in the 40-yard dash. Watson stands 6-4 and ran 4.3 in the 40-yard dash, giving him the rare size-speed blend the Packers like in a deep threat.
