Analysis The Packers selected Florida DT Tedarrell “TJ” Slaton in the 5th round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Slaton played all 4 of his collegiate seasons in the SEC with the Florida Gators. He’s a very big human, who stands at 6’5 and 340 pounds. In 2020, Slaton had 37 tackles, 3.5 TFL’s and 1.5…
Analysis Royce Newman comes out of Ole Miss as a senior who played right tackle for the Rebels next year. Newman stands 6’5″ weighing 310 pounds, with 33 and 3/4 inch arms and 9-inch hands, and ran a 5.16 forty time. He also registered a 28 inch vertical, 8’8″ broad jump, 7.91 3 cone drill,…
Analysis With the ongoing situation involving Aaron Rodgers’ future on the Green Bay Packers, they decided to address their wide receiver room of the future by selecting Clemson’s Amari Rodgers. Moving up to pick 85 in a trade with the Tennessee Titans, the Packers now have added a proven slot receiver that is coming from…
Analysis: The Green Bay Packers did an excellent job keeping their core players from the 2020 season, with the unfortunate exception of the loss of center Corey Linsley. Linsley, who played his best season in 2020, proved too expensive for the Packers. After having one of the best offensive lines in the league, the Packers…
Although uncomfortable news broke surrounding Aaron Rodgers and his relationship with the Packers, the NFL Draft went ahead as scheduled and the Packers stayed put at pick 29 to select CB Eric Stokes, Georgia. Gil and J.J. give their thoughts on the pick and review his draft profile, but they also have to talk about…
April 29, 2021
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Michael Johrendt
2021 NFL Draft – 3 players for Green Bay to avoid
Starting with the 29th overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, unless they decide to either move up or move back, is when the Green Bay Packers will be making their first selection. And while they certainly have their fair share of needs that they will be sure to address across all seven rounds, they…
April 28, 2021
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Matt Hendershott
Hendershott’s gut feelings on Packers’ draft
The 2021 NFL draft begins in earnest this Thursday in lovely Cleveland, Ohio. After months of speculation in a unique predraft process, teams will acquire their new players and prove most of the speculation wrong. With 10 picks and a history of going against the grain when it comes to their selections, the Green Bay…