DE PERE, Wis. — NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci was skeptical about the Green Bay Packers’ recent draft while taking questions from St. Norbert College students during a virtual visit to a human resources class.

“I just thought they needed a receiver or somebody else who would start and play and contribute to a 13-3 team and maybe get back to that Super Bowl, rather than have a guy sit on the bench for a long time,” Mariucci said Monday from his home office in Monte Sereno, Calif.

The Packers moved up to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love in the first round, sending their first- and fourth-round picks to Miami.

“Jordan Love is a good player. He will be a good player. But he’s not going to play for a while. … Aaron Rodgers is 36, but he has got four years left on his contract for $78 million and he fully intends to do that,” the Iron Mountain native said.

The Packers gave up ground to the San Francisco 49ers in the process, he added.

“They not only used their No. 1 pick on a player that’s not going to play, but they used a fourth-round pick to move up and draft him,” he said. “So, they essentially lost two players for this season out of their draft.”

Meanwhile, the defending NFC champions “drafted two guys in the first round that are going to start and play and contribute,” Mariucci said. The newest 49ers are South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk — a player the Packers reportedly had targeted.

Mariucci joined NFL Network after leaving the coaching profession 15 years ago. He served as quarterbacks coach for the Packers from 1992 to 1995, tutoring a young Brett Favre. He was the 49ers’ head coach from 1997 to 2002 and the Detroit Lions’ head coach from 2003 to 2005.

His visit was a surprise for the 29 students in associate professor Matt Stollak’s class, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported. It was arranged with the help of Aurora native Mike Counter, director of media relations at St. Norbert.

In the human resources field, just like the NFL, hiring decisions have many components, Mariucci said.

“We have to find out more about the individual and what makes him tick. All those things have nothing to do with numbers. They have to do with what you’re make up is,” he said.

He called Packers coach Matt LaFleur a friend, noting they both have coached at Northern Michigan University.

“Hang in there, it’s a tough time not only for the country, but the world,” he told the students, some of whom will graduate this month. “I just want to wish everybody the best with your college degree and education. Stay safe and finish strong. Let’s all come out of this thing gradually and get back to normal as soon as possible.”