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Green Bay Packers draft UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley, but why?

Well, at least Brett Hundley gets to sit and learn a while in the NFL.

Hundley, the UCLA quarterback who was thought by some to be the third-best quarterback in this draft class, is going to the Green Bay Packers.

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Really, the Packers. Who have NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, who is still in his prime, at quarterback. What made it stranger is that the Packers traded up 19 spots with the New England Patriots to take Hundley in the fifth round (although reports say the Patriots made the first call to the Packers). The Packers sent the 247th pick to New England.

So, why Hundley if you're the Packers?

The Packers made this kind of move a few times in the Ron Wolf/Brett Favre years, drafting a quarterback late when it wasn't needed. If the quarterback develops, he can be a great trade chip. The Packers flipped Matt Hasselbeck, Aaron Brooks and Mark Brunell in that era. And as the Packers found out during the 2013 season when Rodgers was hurt, it's never bad to have a high-level backup.

"You guys asked me if each draft pick has a chance to start, this one probably doesn't," Packers director of player personnel Eliot Wolf joked, according to Wes Hodkiewicz of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Rodgers is just 31, so it's reasonable to think he has at least six or seven good years left. Hundley can't feel too great about the destination, as far as playing anytime soon. It must be especially disappointing to slip so far after he passed on his senior season to enter the draft. But Hundley landed with a team that knows how to coach a high-level passing game, with one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history to learn from. Assuming that Rodgers wants to help him along, which Favre never really did with Rodgers. Over the long term, Hundley should be a better player as a result of going to Green Bay.

Hundley slipped down in the draft (he was the sixth quarterback taken in a weak class) because while he has plenty of physical skills, he needs a lot of coaching. He was inconsistent at UCLA, but the reason the Packers were excited about him because the raw tools are there. And if Hundley does develop into a good NFL quarterback, there will be many teams wondering why they passed on him when the Packers saw the value in taking him.

The pairing of Hundley to the Packers wasn't expected, but the Packers see something in him. But aside from preseason games, it might be a while before we get a chance to see Hundley play again.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdowncorner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!