Packers Packers by position: Linebackers

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Acquisition categories: FA means free agent, D2 means second-round draft choice..



CORNERBACKS (8)


Player
Ht.
Wt.
Age
Acquired
College


Sam Shields
5-10½
193
27
FA-'10
Miami


Accounted for three turnover-causing plays, down from five in 2010, '11 and '12 and from four in '13. Only tackle for loss in career came in '10.


Casey Hayward
5-11½
190
25
D2-'12
Vanderbilt


Played 460 snaps last year compared with 87 in 2013 and 750 in '12. Allowed just three TD passes in career, including 1½ in '14 and '12.


Quinten Rollins
5-11
190
23
D2-'15
Miami (Ohio)


Has been inducted into the Wilmington (Ohio) High School Hall of Fame for exploits in football and basketball. His hometown daily newspaper was at practice Thursday.


Damarious Randall
5-11
195
22
D1-'15
Arizona State


Compared by scouts to Patriots CB-S Devin McCourty and 49ers S-CB Jimmie Ward. Starting FS for Sun Devils in 2013-'14; had six picks.


Ladarius Gunter
6-1½
201
23
FA-'15
Miami


One of tallest CBs in the draft. Ran just 4.65, broad jumped merely 9-0 and had 12 reps on the bench press. Former junior college player with 37 games (30 starts), six picks for Hurricanes.


Demetri Goodson
5-11
188
26
D6-'14
Baylor


"Meech" played six games on special teams but nary a down from scrimmage. Three seasons of basketball at Gonzaga, three of football for Bears. Ran 4.52, 10-3 broad jump and 17 on Wonderlic intelligence test.


Kyle Sebetic
5-11½
201
24
FA-'15
Dayton


Four-year starting CB for non-scholarship Flyers out of Kenosha Tremper. Solid pro day at Toledo (4.52, 36½ vertical jump, Wonderlic of 24) earned him '14 camp shot at safety with Giants.


Tay Glover-Wright
6-0
180
23
FA-'14
Utah State


Stringbean added about 5 pounds since 13-week stint on Packers' practice squad in '14 after release by Falcons. Can really run (4.36). Played at two junior colleges: made 11 starts for Aggies.


SAFETIES (6)


Morgan Burnett
6-1½
210
26
D3-'10
Georgia Tech


Enters 2015 ranked 16th among safeties by Pro Football Weekly. Coming off his best season; allowed just 2½ plays of 20 yards or more, down from average of 6.7 from 2011-'13.


Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
6-1½
208
22
D1-'14
Alabama


Allowed 8½ 20-plus plays, most by a Packers safety since Charlie Peprah gave up nine in 2011. Before that, it was back to Darren Sharper and Mark Roman in '04 (9½ apiece).


Micah Hyde
5-11 ½
197
24
D5-'13
Iowa


Played 439 snaps (39.4%) as a rookie and 793 (64.9%) in his second year. Missed tackles increased to nine from two, penalties to three from zero.


Sean Richardson
6-2 ½
216
25
FA-'12
Vanderbilt


Enjoying a massive pay increase. Made $575,075 in '14. In mid-April, Packers took almost a full week before deciding to match Oakland's one-year, $2.55 million offer sheet ($2.35M guaranteed).


Chris Banjo
5-10
207
25
FA-'13
Southern Methodist


Played 192 snaps in 2013, none last year. Tied for eighth in special-teams tackles (six) even though he played just six games. Short but fast (4.46).


Jean Fanor
6-0½
205
26
FA-'14
Bethune-Cookman


Two-year starting safety at Nick Collins' college. Ran 4.63 in March 2012 pro day. Went to camp with Chiefs in '12, played '13 and '14 in Arena Football League.

Source: JSOnline.com