I hope The Ohio State's OLB Bobby Carpenter slides to them in the 2nd...
At 6-3 255 he is strong and plays with deceptive quickness and speed (4.57 forty) for a LB of his size. He is certainly not as flashy as A. J. Hawk (who may go to the Pack at #5 and render this post moot) but he has better fundamentals. He has the complete game -- tremendous as a pass rusher with his hand down or coming off of blitz packages, he also can stuff the run, and can play pass defense allowing him to stay on the field in nickel packages.
He has heart and is a solid leader and comes up big in big games against top competition. He comes with solid bloodlines -- his father, Rob, played in the NFL.
If he is medically cleared (from his broken fibula) he is a player who is ready to contribute and has great upside potential. If he falls out of the first and the Packers pass on A.J. with their first pick, I hope they pounce on the opportunity to bring in this big guy who will make instant contributions to a position of need.
At 6-3 255 he is strong and plays with deceptive quickness and speed (4.57 forty) for a LB of his size. He is certainly not as flashy as A. J. Hawk (who may go to the Pack at #5 and render this post moot) but he has better fundamentals. He has the complete game -- tremendous as a pass rusher with his hand down or coming off of blitz packages, he also can stuff the run, and can play pass defense allowing him to stay on the field in nickel packages.
He has heart and is a solid leader and comes up big in big games against top competition. He comes with solid bloodlines -- his father, Rob, played in the NFL.
If he is medically cleared (from his broken fibula) he is a player who is ready to contribute and has great upside potential. If he falls out of the first and the Packers pass on A.J. with their first pick, I hope they pounce on the opportunity to bring in this big guy who will make instant contributions to a position of need.