His 40 time and speed score, however, were slightly below average for that year’s running back group. That's what general manager Ted Thompson did after taking BYU's Jamal Williams in the fourth round. Jones has quickly become one of the most explosive running backs in the NFL, who is an efficient runner and a talented receiver. T.J. Logan, Arizona, 5-179 • Nation: Best, riskiest moves for every team My take: Another draft, another defensive player for the Packers with their first pick. The Packers tried him at multiple positions but he struggled to make an impact. But, hey, draft experts aren’t always right. : Mike Trgovac (Defensive Line), Alex Van Pelt (Quarterbacks) and Ron Zook (Special Teams Coordinator), President/CEO: Mark Murphy (GNB is owned by Packers Board of Directors; Murphy is president of its Executive Committee), Executive VP/General Manager/Director of Football Operations: Ted Thompson, Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +800; O/U: 10.5, Training Camp: St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 9:12AM.

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Mays rushed for 966 yards in 13 games as a junior but was limited to only six games because of a knee injury last year. Cornerback topped the list of needs entering the draft. MCGINN: Assessing impact of Packers rookies. But this pick also hasn’t turned out as they hoped. Other needs included guard and running back. Williams has become a solid addition to the offense. How he fits: At 6-foot-2 1/2, Dupre has good size -- similar to Geronimo Allison, the undrafted free-agent receiver who became a contributor late last season. He consistently pressured opposing quarterbacks and finished the season with 2.5 sacks, 13 QB hits, and an interception.

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Nick Perry (2012), Datone Jones (2013) and Kenny Clark (2016) made minimal impacts as rookies, and Damarious Randall (2015) regressed in Year 2 after a solid first season. In hindsight, Thompson should’ve stuck at No. Jones played six games for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 and is now a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jamaal Williams, Green Bay, 4-134 My take: This is the kind of running back you get in the fourth round: a productive player who has some question marks. 2 runner in the backfield currently, but the Packers will be pleased with this pick. Khalfani Muhammad, Tennessee, 7-241 Given his first start in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Jones rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. • Nation: Best, riskiest moves for every team Injuries were a concern in his first two seasons with King missing a combined 17 games. 33 overall: Kevin King, CB, Washington.

But the 2018 draft, just like in 2017, saw eight RBs chosen in the first three rounds but seven of those came in rounds 1-2, whereas in ’17 it numbered only four (five if you include Samuel). // ]]> Help | Press | Advertise With Us | Jobs | FOX Cincy | RSS | Site Map We’ve gone back and looked at some of the pre-draft coverage of Jones to try and figure out why he slipped so far, into Day 3.

— Injury history. He’s a talented runner, receiver, and blocker, and in three seasons has 2,205 all-purpose yards with 15 touchdowns.

Find out more. Of the 10 players drafted in 2017, only four remain on the roster.

Chris Carson, Seattle, 7-249 After just two seasons, the Packers moved on. Following his rookie season, the Packers transitioned from Ted Thompson to Brian Gutekunst at general manager.

Welcome to Packers Wire's European Union Experience. Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "dc46d525-685c-4981-b628-8b792980b67b"}) With a need at running back, the Packers selected Jamaal Williams in the fourth round. 2017 NFL Draft: Ranking the Packers' draft picks by 1st-year impact APC ranks the Packers' 10 draft picks in order of likelihood to make an impact as rookies. Matthew Dayes, Cleveland, 7-252. • Where every QB was picked in '17 draft Mays became the third one the Packers' general manager selected in this draft -- something this team hasn’t done since 1974. Despite being the most efficient runner on the team, Mike McCarthy continued to split time between his running backs. Amichia didn’t play a regular-season snap for the Packers and was waived in his second season. Ted Thompson hit a home run in the fifth round with the selection of Aaron Jones. 2017 Green Bay Packers Draftees: 7-9 (3rd in NFC North), Coach: Mike McCarthy, Draft: Kevin King, Josh Jones, Montravius Adams, Vince Biegel, Jamaal Williams... Sports Reference Baseball He left BYU for a year (2015) because he violated the school’s honor code. Unsurprisingly, he quickly lost Mike McCarthy’s trust and was released after one season. You don’t have to hit on one every year, but this way it ensures that a steady stream of players will always be in the developmental stage. Overall, Jones rushed 658 times with the Miners for 4,114 yards (6.3 average) with 33 TDs and caught 71 passes for 646 yards and seven TDs. Until Saturday, the Packers had ignored the position in free agency and in the draft. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Photos by Ap and Ben Liebenberg, NFL.

 (Schedule and Results), Other Notable Asst. Gutekunst decided to move on from Biegel prior to the start of the 2018 season. “I’m versatile. I can do whatever.” Jones had eight interceptions in his three seasons at NC State. Here’s a sampling of where Jones was slotted among running backs for the Class of 2017 and some draft projections, when given, and some analysis, when offered (in order of rank): Ryan Lopes of raidersbeat.com: No. How he fits: He has a much different style than Ty Montgomery, the Packers receiver turned running back. * Suspended by NFL for first four regular-season games. FS1 | FOX | FOX News | Fox Corporation | FOX Supports | FOX Deportes. My take: Even the lineman the Packers took fits the theory that they fully intended to field a faster defense this season. Through five games, Jones is third in the NFL in rushing yards per game (93.5) and his 5.8 yards per carry is tied for fourth, although of the other four ahead or tied with him two are quarterbacks (Arizona’s Kyler Murray and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson) and the other two have missed time with injuries (San Francisco’s Raheem Mostert and Cleveland’s Nick Chubb). There should be plenty of competition in the running back and receiver rooms given the three running backs and two receivers taken on Saturday. 8 RB, round 3.

Just months after reaching the 2017 NFC Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers attempted to address their biggest needs with the goal of taking the next step the following year.

Although Day 3 picks are never locks to make the team, it’s a good bet in two months, the three backs will be on the roster.

It’d be hard to argue that Green Bay’s Aaron Jones isn’t one of the top running backs in the NFL. Dating to the 2013 draft, Thompson has picked seven receivers, including Yancey.

Look no further than T.J. Watt in the first round. Upgrading the pass rush is a priority for the Green Bay Packers in the 2017 NFL Draft. The 2017 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise 's 99th season overall, 97th season in the National Football League, and the 12th under head coach Mike McCarthy.After reaching the NFC Championship Game in the previous season, the Packers failed to improve a 10–6 record from 2016 and were eliminated from postseason contention after Week 15, making this the first time since 2008 that …

How he fits: It could be argued that pass-rusher was as big of a need -- if not a bigger one -- than cornerback after the Packers lost Julius Peppers and Datone Jones in free agency. Christian McCaffrey, Carolina, 1-8 By Dan Kadar Apr 7, 2017, 12:00pm EDT 108 overall) but after they took outside linebacker Vince Biegel at that spot, Perine lasted only six more picks before Washington selected him. He was waived prior to the 2017 season. — Not playing at a Power 5 school, thus, in theory, not as good competition. Alvin Kamara, New Orleans, 3-67 • Kiper: 2017 NFL draft grades • Fantasy: Day 2 reaction | Round 1. 26 RB. LS – Derek Hart, Taybor Pepper.

P – Jacob Schum, Justin Vogel. “Jones is my sleeper in this draft. How he fits: Last year, the Packers experimented with playing Burnett as essentially an inside linebacker in their nickel defense. 33 overall) and Biegel. Posted on 09/25/2020 by Kirien Sprecher. They know the onus is on the back end of the defense to improve. All rights reserved. Gutekunst turned things around by signing Za’Darius and Preston Smith in the 2019 offseason. Regardless of what the Packers say about the state of their secondary, their decision to draft a pair of defensive backs with their first two picks this year tells all. First, though, here’s a list of all the running backs who were selected in the 2017 draft (player-round-overall selection): Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville, 1-4 Every other player who has seven or six scores has played an additional game, as the Packers were off in Week 5. “Jones isn’t the biggest back, but we saw that work for Ray Rice who was the same build.”. Yes, the 2017 running back draft was deep, especially compared to the previous year when just four running backs were selected in the first three rounds. Biegel spent a season with the New Orleans Saints without much success but looks to have turned things around with the Miami Dolphins. He’s versatile, runs good routes and moves well in the open field. Elijah Hood, Oakland, 7-242 Outside of Kenny Clark, Green Bay’s defensive line struggled in 2019 and the defense ranked 23rd against the run. It also felt like a reaction to losing Hyde in free agency, who could line up at just about any position in the secondary.

He showed off his lateral quickness at the combine … He has all the tools to develop into a three-down back. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos.

Four carries for one yard with two fumbles. FOX and FOX SPORTS are trademarks of FOX Media LLC. • Seifert: More prospects will skip bowls He averaged 5.5 yards per carry in each of his first two seasons, leading the league in 2018. Conference play will come into question.

In eight of those drafts, he took multiple offensive linemen. Not in the Packers QB's mind, Adams, Clark set to return for Packers on Sunday, Pack's Adams: Frustration led to deleted tweet, Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013, Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. 22 RB. How he fits: The 6-foot-2, 205-pound receiver was a big-play threat for an otherwise lackluster Purdue team. Curtis Samuel, Carolina, 2-40 (an RB at Ohio State but moved to WR) Devante Mays couldn’t have made a worse start for the Packers, fumbling on his first two carries in the NFL. //

• All 32 teams: Analysis for every pick It's always smart to keep a well-stocked collection of developmental offensive linemen. 20 RB, round 4-6. Thompson did a solid job of addressing those needs. Any time a player misses all or most of a season it can throw up a red flag. Elijah McGuire, NY Jets, 6-188 The Packers brass was ridiculed for their decision not to draft a weapon for Aaron Rodgers in what was coveted as the “Greatest WR Draft Ever”.