Packers Blown Away by More Than Eric Stokesâ 40 Time
Georgia s Eric Stokes, the Green Bay Packers first-round pick, has come a long way since winning a couple high school track and field championships.
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Apr 30, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Two numbers jump off the sheet when it comes to Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes, the Green Bay Packers’ first-round pick on Thursday night.
First, it was Stokes’ red-hot 40-yard dash at the Bulldogs’ pro day on March 17.
Before that, it was Stokes’ play in the powerful SEC that caught the attention of Pat Moore, the team’s area scout. It wasn’t just Stokes’ four interceptions. Rather, it was the play-to-play performance. According to Sports Info Solutions, Stokes ranked second in the draft class with 12.1 receiving yards allowed per game. Man or zone, Stokes’ coverage was on point.
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GREEN BAY – The Packers used their first-round draft pick Thursday night to address the cornerback position, taking Georgia s Eric Stokes with the No. 29 overall pick.
Stokes, a 6-1, 185-pound speedster who clocked a pair of sub-4.3 times at Georgia s pro day, did not have a college interception until last season, but then picked off four passes and returned two for touchdowns.
A first-team All-Southeastern Conference pick in 2020 after earning second-team honors in 2019, Stokes began his college career playing with fellow Bulldog corner Deandre Baker, a first-round pick in 2019.
That season, Stokes led Georgia with nine passes broken up before getting all the picks last year.
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Apr 28, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The NFL Draft is almost here. The Green Bay Packers own the 29th pick of the first round. Here are five possibilities, with the help of four NFL scouts.
Oklahoma State OT Teven Jenkins: While one source said “the recent intel” is that Jenkins would be gone somewhere between No. 18 and No. 23, three others believed Jenkins would fall into range. He didn’t allow a sack the past two seasons and helped power Chuba Hubbard’s 2,000-yard rushing season. His tackle-guard versatility would provide key flexibility from Day 1 and an eventual starter at right tackle.
“If I was going to be the guy this year, I’d have to be a mother on the field, be a dickhead, be more aggressive than I ever was, and I took that personally,” Jenkins said at pro day.
By Jon Henseler
Live look at Packer Twitter disagreeing with whatever the Packers do tonight:
It is a tradition unlike any other! I had a buddy in a group text as earlier in the week what we all think the Packers will/should do tonight, and my response was that I have no idea, but I do know that Packer Twitter will immediately hate whatever Gutey does the second after he does it. Trade up, trade down, stay pat at #29, offense, defense, it doesn’t matter. Seconds after a decision is made, a bunch of people on Twitter who only know about 3% of the players in the draft by name, will reach the conclusion that management has totally f-ed up again. I heard it/read it when they took Rashan Gary, when they drafted Jaire Alexander, last year with Jordan Love (which I still sort of agree with the angry Twitter mob), it simply does not matter.