Good running backs can be found anywhere, so let’s see if we can find a true deep cuts.
Running backs have a hard life. They tend to age poorly and, as a result, they tend to miss the big payday of a second contract. There also tends to be an ample supply of average-ish running backs available, and while you might not be able to randomly find a Barry Sanders, you can often find Dorsey Levens (5th round) or Ryan Grant (undrafted) or Samkon Gado (undrafted) or James Starks (6th round) or Aaron Jones (5th round) without too much trouble....
The Packers might draft two or three players at the same position in hopes of landing a big difference maker.
As time winds down before the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, I think we can start dialing in on a few of the tendencies we know the Packers have employed as we try to figure out what they’ll do.
First, Brian Gutekunst has shown a tendency to double or even triple dip at a position if he thinks its a need or just wants to make sure he comes out with at least one good player. He’s notably done...
A report states that Bayron Matos, formerly of UNM and USF, has been invited to be on hand for Day 3.
On Wednesday, NFL reporter Aaron Wilson broke the news that the league requested offensive lineman Bayron Matos to attend Day 3 of next week’s draft. Why would the NFL do such a thing when they limited their pool of attendants for the first round to just 13 prospects this year, you might ask? Well, the answer is Matos’ interesting background.
As I have reported in the past, the two international player pathways (IPP) prospects who are expected to have...
Out of these 12 options, who do you think Green Bay would take with their top draft choice?
ESPN has dropped its Draft Day Predictor, which attempts to assign an accurate percentage chance players will be available or taken by the time a team is on the clock in the first round. With assistance from these numbers, along with the consensus draft board, let’s use this final week before the first day of the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off to rank prospects who realistically might be around for the Green Bay Packers with the 25th overall pick.
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Also, why should Packers fans care?
Early on in the run-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, Drake Maye was the consensus second-best quarterback in this year’s class, with a substantial number of analysts putting him above Caleb Williams. Maye’s ceiling is high and so there are still a few who have him on that tier, but for the most part, he’s seen his stock start to sink.
Although he’s still often the second quarterback off the board, it’s no longer quite so unanimous. So what exactly is going on here? Let’s take a look.
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APC’s contributors pick their favorite prospects in this year’s draft class.
At long last, the NFL draft is just one week away. The cold doldrums of the post-free agency period will give way to a spring and summer full of hope. More than the warm feeling of a better tomorrow, however, we look forward to the sheer joy of ridiculing rivals before a single snap is played. Overzealous GMs will reach for the stars based on nothing other than “dat boi fast.” Others with shaky job security will trade their life away for a quarterback just… because. Because, well, that’s...
Brian Gutekunst could take next week’s draft in a lot of different directions.
Brian Gutekunst is entering some rare air.
If he stands pat in the coming NFL Draft, it’ll be the first time in nearly 20 years that the Packers have made five picks in the top 100 selections of a given draft class, giving the Packers a unique chance to add a boatload of young talent to their already young and talented roster.
Of course, just because he has five picks doesn’t mean he’ll make all five. That many picks at the top of the draft also means...
The toughest players in the 2024 NFL Draft feature some exciting prospects.
Brooke’s Bullies has returned for another year, breaking down the toughest players in the 2024 NFL Draft.
A bully-type prospect can come in all shapes in sizes. The frame doesn’t matter nearly as much as the mentality, with a player consistently showing competitive toughness (mental and physical) on film.
The 2024 NFL Draft features some really fun players who play with their hair on fire, so let’s take a look at this year’s “Brooke’s Bullies” winners.
With the nickname “The Nigerian Missile,”...
Welcome running back Emanuel Wilson and punter Daniel Whelan back to Green Bay’s roster.
According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the Green Bay Packers officially signed two of their three exclusive rights free agents — running back Emanuel Wilson and punter Daniel Whelan — on the opening day of the team’s organized team activities. Generally, the Packers wait to sign their exclusive rights free agents until they make the trip out to Green Bay in person.
Exclusive rights free agents are players who have accrued fewer than three NFL seasons and have seen their previous contracts expire. Usually, these are...
Green Bay’s new defensive coordinator knows several prospects in this month’s draft from his time in college football.
The Green Bay Packers sent shockwaves throughout the college football universe in January when they hired sitting Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley to replace Joe Barry as their next defensive coordinator. Fans immediately questioned: Is an NFL coordinator job now a better job than a Power 5 head job in today’s college football climate? It very much felt like a shot fired between the two levels of the sport, particularly the low- to mid-level Power 5 programs — which also saw...
A new tool helps explain Green Bay’s height-weight-speed mindset over the last decade-plus.
Arjun Menon, who previously worked with Pro Football Focus and spent time with the New York Jets’ analytics department, has created a tool that allows you to track how every NFL team’s athletic testing averages compare to other squads since 2011 — the start of the rookie wage scale. Going position by position, this is one of the most in-depth looks at the Green Bay Packers’ draft trends — with the context of how other teams draft — that you’re going to get.
Here are some notable...
Per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky, Tom is more likely to be Green Bay’s long-term center than Josh Myers.
ESPN’s Green Bay Packers beat reporter Rob Demovsky dropped a bombshell on Friday’s episode of Wilde & Tausch. According to Demovsky, he believes that the Packers’ long-term starting center is already on the roster, but that it’s not Josh Myers, the former second-round pick who is in the final year of his rookie contract. Instead, it’s Zach Tom, who spent the 2023 season starting as the team’s right tackle. As a reminder, Tom has played all five offensive line positions during his NFL...