GREEN BAY, Wis.— The first round of the NFL Draft begins Thursday night. We take a look at what's in store for the Green Bay Packers.

Going into the draft, the Packers have 10 selections, including the 29th pick in the first round. Having traded up in the first round in each of the first three drafts he conducted for the Packers, most won't be surprised if the team's general manager, Brian Gutekunst, moves up again this time around. In the past, he's done so for Jaire Alexander, Darnell Savage and Jordan Love. 

“It would make a lot of sense,” said Wes Hodkiewicz of Packers.com. “Especially sitting back at 29, I think there's gonna be some really intriguing prospects that fall into the twenties.” 

But who exactly could be in play?

Hodkiewicz specifically mentioned Oklahoma State offensive tackle Teven Jenkins, Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman and Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley. 

“Brian Gutekunst has not been shy, wanting to go up and find his guy. With having those 10 picks, and that extra fourth-rounder, he certainly would have the firepower to do it if he wants to make one more move,” Hodkiewicz said.

When the draft is over Saturday, there are a couple of positions that Hodkiewicz thinks the Packers will address. 

“The biggest two for me [would be] defensive line and receiver. If the Packers don’t draft a receiver this year, it would be the first time in franchise history they've gone three straight drafts without taking one," he explained. "It's a light draft for defensive linemen, but the Green Bay Packers, for the first time in 26 years, didn't draft one last year. I think you’ve got to add one into the fold."

His predictions don't stop there. 

"If you want to also throw in offensive tackle, that's the position I kind of have mocked in the first round right now. I think that that makes a lot of sense for them as well, with David Bakhtiari working his way back from the ACL injury," Hodkiewicz said. 

But this pandemic-year adds more layers to the draft. Hodkiewicz is struck by how different this year’s draft is going to be from what was considered normal before the pandemic— especially when it comes to the sheer amount of available picks.

“Even though we're starting to get on the other side of this pandemic, there's still a lot of concessions that they had to make in the personnel department, to get ready to see all these prospects," he said. "I know the amount of available players is going to be down heavily from traditional years, due to the NCAA granting that extra year of eligibility. It puts the onus on these GM's and scouts to figure out, 'Who is our guy going to be?' and 'How do we go about getting them?”'