Kris Jenkins: Green Bay Packer

The former Michigan defensive lineman ticked all the boxes for Green Bay at the NFL Scouting Combine.

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The NFL Scouting Combine got underway on Thursday, as the defensive linemen, edge rushers and linebackers showed their skills ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft.

This means athletic testing numbers can finally be attached to the profiles of prospects, and a clearer picture of who the Packers might be interested in can start to form.

On a day when many of the big names revealed themselves not to be the type of player Green Bay traditionally covets, arguably the top prospect who put himself in the picture to be a Packer by the end of April is Michigan’s Kris Jenkins.

Among the biggest disappointments for Packers fans will be T’Vondre Sweat, the mammoth 366 lb defensive tackle whose stock had been on the rise. He ended the day with an unofficial 4.10 Relative Athletic Score (RAS) as a defensive tackle on a 0-10 scale.

More than his overall score, Sweat’s performance in the explosion drills (the vertical and broad jumps) were very poor, which is no bueno for Green Bay.

Chop Robinson of Penn State had an impressive day overall, but may be off the Packers radar purely due to his size. The team has traditionally favored edge rushers who are at least 6’3” with 33” arms. Chop measured in at 6’2.7” and has 32.5” arms.

His namesake, Darius Robinson, who bounced between defensive tackle and EDGE at Missouri, did not help his case in easing concerns he could be stuck as a ‘tweener’ at the next level, running a pedestrian 4.95 40-yard dash for a pass rusher.

A similar sentiment can be applied to Brandon Dorlus of Oregon, another hybrid player, who fell short in the explosion drills.

Washington’s Bralen Trice, another top EDGE in the draft, appeared to be fighting through injury at times during the day, but did not help his case with the Packers with 32.5” arms and by not performing the explosion drills.

Braden Fiske, the star of the day, aced every athletic test on the way to an unofficial 9.97 RAS, but his arm length of 31” may be a problem for the Packers, who have not drafted a defensive lineman with arms shorter than 31.5” during Brian Gutekunst’s tenure.

They did however select Dean Lowry back in 2016, who had the same length arms as Fiske, so perhaps the Florida State alum is still on the table for Green Bay.

Jenkins however, appears to have ticked every box, and the defensive lineman should be very much in play for the Packers in the top 50.

He achieved an unofficial 8.83 RAS, featuring elite speed scores with a 4.91 40-yard dash, and great explosion scores, including a hugely impressive broad jump which ranks in the 95th percentile historically at the position.

At 6’2.6” and 299 lbs, Jenkins is certainly big enough, and he also has 34” arms.

His only deficiency was in the short shuttle, ranking in the 37th percentile, but that is still good enough for the Packers based on their draft history. Jenkins did not complete the 3-cone drill, but neither did Jonathan Ford who Green Bay drafted just two years ago.

Jenkins’ tape is excellent, particularly against the run, and with a plethora of defensive linemen on the roster who are primarily pass rushers, he would be a welcome addition. His link to Green Bay through his uncle Cullen is icing on the cake.

The former Michigan man might just have made himself a Packer on Thursday. He should be on the table at pick 41 when the NFL Draft rolls around.

 

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Mark Oldacres is a sports writer from Birmingham, England and a Green Bay Packers fan. You can follow him on twitter at @MarkOldacres

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stockholder's picture

March 01, 2024 at 06:32 am

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:59 am

T. Sweat came in with a 5.2, 40 dash, carrying 366 lbs. He has run 5.0 @ Texas. If he dropped the baby fat he would be even more lethal. His agent has to get him motivated, but he's my Gilbert Brown.

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LLCHESTY's picture

March 01, 2024 at 10:43 am

They're not going to have an interest in a 0tech NT when they won't be playing a 0 tech NT. Their A gap DT will be lining up at the 1 or 2 and penetrating.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:38 am

He can go 0 to 4 tech if he wants to. He worked stunts with Murphy. This team has to get serious about stopping the run.

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LLCHESTY's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:54 am

Murphy logged more snaps in the A gap than Sweat did last year. You can wish all you want, he won't be a Packer. The Jets heaviest DT was 309 lbs last year. They're looking for penetrators.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 02:02 pm

To get beat down on by 320 lb Guards and OTs.

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stockholder's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:37 am

I still see him in the 3rd.
Take the sure Bet.
We need the back 7 first.
25 Nubin. - S Minn
41 Javon Bullard -CB/ S Georgia
58 Payton Wilson - LB. NC St.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:40 am

Bullard was the third best safety on that squad. I have a feeling T.Sweat will go before #41. How did those light fronts work out the past 14 years? 3rd and 12 and the opponent runs for the first down. New Thinking for a 4-3/2.

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stockholder's picture

March 01, 2024 at 12:06 pm

And #1 at the Senior - Bowl. VAN ESS?
Cbs sports have him at #42.
And IMO - he is savages replacement.
If Not Nixons.
Wilson just Looks like CM3 when TT drafted him.
I prefer ED Copper lb // but Bullock fits better.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 02:10 pm

3-4 days at a workout week does not a season of Film make. Just say no to the SEC. The guy I would pursue in this draft is Q. Mitchell. Both Utah safeties are better football players than Bullard. Wilson is an impressive guy. Will his knees hold up in Pro ball?

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stockholder's picture

March 02, 2024 at 07:22 am

Trading up for Mitchell. -
Utah safeties have dropped.-
3rd round value charts.
Knees? - Same with DeJean.
I say yes for two years.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 02, 2024 at 10:16 am

I would definitely trade-up for Mitchell. He is the top CB. The others are fragile and will not plug a running back. This is the big leagues from now on for these dudes. Give this defense another shut-down guy who is aggressive on the perimeter. Valentine is a dime guy. Utah has had one of the top defenses running the past five years for a reason. They are dropping only on the fantasy boards. Scouts see the Film. Bishop will go in the low er 2nd round. Sione Vaki is moving up because he knows how to Tackle, not just mirror receivers. Jonah Ellis is the speed rush guy you need off the Edge. DeJean had a fracture in his Fibula, not a ripped up knee. He will run on Pro Day. I still want T Sweat with the #41. He will control the middle and they cannot work the passing game around him, as long as they contain the QB. He Knows the Fundamentals of Defensive Line play. Get the arms up and swat down balls. Obscure the passing lanes. I only hope Hafley is a dynamic thinker, not just a good talker.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 02:15 pm

Don't confuse him with Malaki Starks, the Bulldogs starting free safety.

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 03:26 pm

Feast of Dionysus and the Ritual Madness of pre-draft mocks:
# 20 Q. Mitchell CB Toledo [Probably moves into the top ten].
#41 T. Sweat DT Texas
#58 P. Paul OT Houston
#88 B Irving RB Oregon
#96 J Hicks S WASU
#131 D.Glaze OT Maryland
#168 A. Casey LB Indiana
#195 Njongmeta LB Badger
#204 A. Gould WR OR. State
#211 A. Raym C Oklahoma
#243 C. Schrader RB Missouri
#251 Trey Knox TE South Carolina

Bag Fuller as the free agent slot CB.

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stockholder's picture

March 02, 2024 at 07:30 am

I can do Mitchell at 2o with a great Combine.
I have Sweat at 91
Paul is now behind Christian Jones. Rt.
And Packers would take a 6'5 guy first
Hicks - 1 safety won't be enough. 96 is too late
I'll take Watson or Colson at ILB 131 /168

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 02, 2024 at 10:43 am

If Belichick was in charge, Sweat would go in round one. Unanimous All-American team choice. Graduated from Austin. It's how this mock fell. The safeties and CBs went fast. Let Stokes try to resurrect his career as a Free Safety. I have not heard one knowledgeable Fan, say they liked the move on Douglas, a guy with multiple pick sixes in 2023 for a three pick who has not, or may never play a down in the NFL?? You probably have the same, sinking feeling ,wondering if Gutedkunst will blow the defensive picks a' la Josh jones and Montravious...

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T7Steve's picture

March 01, 2024 at 06:50 am

"Braden Fiske" "but his arm length of 31” may be a problem for the Packers, who have not drafted a defensive lineman with arms shorter than 31.5” during Brian Gutekunst’s tenure.

"They did however select Dean Lowry back in 2016, who had the same length arms as Fiske, so perhaps the Florida State alum is still on the table for Green Bay."

Poor guy. Let the Vikings take him and skip the extra step we took with Lowry.

This Jenkins sounds good, and it can't hurt that he comes from a winning program. Want guys that aren't used to losing.

I've been wondering about the all-world offensive guard from MI. that got hurt during the Ohio State game and didn't play the rest of the season. Can't remember his name but I wonder if anyone has heard if he's on the board or not?

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mrtundra's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:07 am

Would that be Zak Zinter?

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T7Steve's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:09 am

I'm not sure, but the guy was a beast. I was worried about how their line shuffling was going to work for the running and passing games going into the B10 championship and playoffs, but they I guess they had the depth to succeed.

If that's him what have you heard?

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Untylu1968's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:38 am

ZZ is tops for me! Maybe pick him up in the later rounds if he falls..?

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golfpacker1's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:53 pm

It's funny T7, but I always read how the "experts" say a certain player won't be considered or he can't be any good because he has "short" arms. I watched Fiske in the Senior Bowl and he dominated everyone in the drills and the game. He also looked great in all the combine drills. He looks like a gigantic LB when he runs.

Fiske is going to be a good NFL player and some team will be happy they got him. He is 6'5 and over 310lbs, and ran 4.78 which was the fastest DT time by a mile. Brian Bulaga turned out to be a really good OT even with his short arms.

Nothern Iowa turns out good players so maybe Boyd is the choice if we get a late round DT. It's not a need so I would use the pick on a chance of finding a player @ PON. 2025 is the year DT is a top need and the class is better top to bottom.

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HawkPacker's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:03 am

'featuring elite speed scores with a 4.91 40-yard dash,'

So Jenkins has elite speed with the above 40 yard dash time but earlier you mentioned that Darious Robinson was ' running a pedestrian 4.95 40-yard dash for a pass rusher.'

So 4 100ths less for Jenkins is elite but Robinson is pedestrian?

I am sorry but that is not much difference!

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10ve 💚's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:13 am

Jenkins and Robinson play different positions.

Rashan Gary had a 40 time of 4.58. You should compare Rashan Gary with Chop Robinson, then you get a good picture.

Jenkins could be compared to say Kenny Clark, who ran a 5.06 time for the 40.

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Coldworld's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:46 am

The 40 means little anyway in this context. What matters is the ten yard split and agility scores from a movement perspective.

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Untylu1968's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:51 am

He's talking, Darius Robinson, at 285,
I believe, not Chop.
Either way, still different positions..

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HarryHodag's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:58 am

Thank you for expressing the truth. It's tough sometimes to argue with folks fixated on numbers.

If Bart Starr was in the draft this year he would have been dissed as too slow and weak arm.

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GregC's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:33 am

He was dissed back then too. He was the 200th overall pick.

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egbertsouse's picture

March 01, 2024 at 12:30 pm

Or Tom Brady. Ran a 5.28 40 yd dash. Definitely a bum.

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TKWorldWide's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:19 am

All well and good, but still waiting for the drills that measure “loves the game”, “tireless worker”, tackling ability, and “mean SOB”.

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crayzpackfan's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:48 am

Right?

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:31 am

My students would say I only click one of those boxes...I'll let you guess which.

...and the administration frowns on tackling.

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TKWorldWide's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:14 am

Heh heh
Whatever you lack, I’m sure you make up for in other ways!
I used to tell my coaches “I may be slow, but at least I’m weak and can’t catch worth a damn!”

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lebowski's picture

March 01, 2024 at 10:00 am

Amen

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 10:09 am

I believe it is called the FILM Review Drill.

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Strat's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:17 am

Unfortunately you're more likely to get "loves the NIL," "loves the portal," "loves the $$$"

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:55 am

Just give us the damn Lombardi trophy already...

We got this!

To all the other 31 teams: you are only delaying the inevitable.

Yo bar keep, pass me down the beer nuts and with your mixology skills not in question, please prepare a cement mixer for me. Oh, I'll take a pack of those Blind Robins that have been hanging there since Lynn Dickey was QB1. And, while you're at it; a pickled egg, a pack of Swisher Sweets (wooden-tip of course) and shake o' the day.

*Going over to the jukebox to select D3: "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONs!" (on full bore)

Pantz

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T7Steve's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:14 am

Used to love those wood tip Swishers, till they made a 25-cent cigar cost $1.25 a piece.

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:32 am

Yes T7S! Those Swisher's while ice fishing in God's country made me feel like ol' Churchill at his finest hour.

I think that was when this boy became a man...or was it the summer of 71?

Oh well, I digress.

Go Gute Go!

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:37 am

Nothing quite like a Swisher on a summer evening while hanging baits in the water....

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T7Steve's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:56 am

When my dad caught me smoking one as a highschooler (I think I was logging at the time), I told him they helped to keep the skeeters from swirling around my head. He said, "Good idea. Give me one." Never had to sneak one again. LOL

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:23 am

I had to...smoke them Swisher's. It was the only detergent from the local ladies wanting me.

It was kind of like a warning track or speed bump.

*As a youngster, I would peel poplar trees. It didn't take me long from stepping on a freshly peeled log to jump over. Sleppery as an eel, I tell ya.

XXXXX and OOOOOs,

Pantz

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T7Steve's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:28 am

Remember peeling logs for 10-cents a stick when I was 10 years old. The logs you could see. The real danger was stepping back on a piece of bark.

Is that where "barked my shins" comes from?

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Bitternotsour's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:37 am

with a draw knife? for 10 cents. damn.

i guess that might teach a kid the value of a dollar.

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T7Steve's picture

March 04, 2024 at 06:39 am

With a tool we called a spud. In the spring the bark of an Aspen tree will pop off the log due to the intense wet sap running under the bark. Just shove it under the bark where the sawyer scored the 8' length of the "stick" and run it around the trunk. Still very hard work with skeeters attacking. Bug dope only lasts a short time till you sweat it off.

This works for about a month or month and a half in the spring and the logger gets about a third or half more from the paper plants buying the logs by the train carload. If I remember right, about 11 chords per carload.

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:39 am

Yes, truth to that T7S. Maybe the saying, "the bark is worse than _______ ?

I think I got 15 cents a stick. I was damn good but slow. I earned the nickname "Human Sundial". I was more worried getting the spud in my abdomen for the umptheenth time...

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Guam's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:00 am

Good player, but DL is one place the Packers don't have holes. Clark, Wyatt, Brooks, Wooden, Slaton, Gary, LVN, and Smith plus Enagbare coming off injury and Ford on the practice squad. Why would you draft Jenkins when you have only one safety on the roster? Take Kinchens or Nubin at #41.

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GregC's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:33 am

I am also having a hard time getting excited about picking a D-lineman in this draft. I suppose Kenny Clark is old enough now that his level of play could drop off at any time, or he could start getting injured. Or the safeties or LBs on the board when the Packers pick are nowhere near the value of the pick, and nobody wants to trade up. Picking a D-lineman as early as #41 would suggest that the draft didn't go the Packers' way. Sometimes that happens, and you shore up a position that is currently in good shape, knowing that things can change quickly. But on the other hand, if you draft a D-lineman that high, you might have to cut Brooks or Wooden, both of whom showed some promise as rookies. It seems too early to think about replacing one of those guys.

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DoubleJ's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:09 am

Clark is also on the final year of his contract. Unless he gets extended to lessen his cap hit, the team could be looking for his replacement this year. Outside of Byron Murphy II I don't know if there is another R1 DT. However, there are quite a few in R2 that could be interesting. Therefore Jenkins in R2 makes a lot of sense.

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Bitternotsour's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:49 am

This is why the front office has a plan, and then sticks to it. Kenny Clark needs a successor. People may not be excited about picking a defensive lineman early, but as Ted Thompson was known to say "the good lord doesn't make many big men that can move like that"

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:34 am

I'm hoping that if they see a potential field tilter at the top of their board when they're on the clock in those first two rounds, they'll take him, pretty much regardless of position. This roster is still building and evolving, not finishing.

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Guam's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:56 am

Yeah, I'm probably more of a need picker than a BPA guy at least within some broad limits. I just don't know if there are many field tilters available at #41 or even #25 so I tend to focus on need and hope Gute moves around to match need with value.

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LambeauPlain's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:39 am

If Jenkins is probably gone after #41as Mark suggests, then let him go at #42.

Far too many BAP players at Packer positions of need will be available at #41. The crowded DL room needs more chairs as it is. The LB and S rooms only have a few footstools right now.

DL Day 3 in the 6th or 7th round? Sure. Day 2? I don't think so.

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:32 am

Game film over Combine numbers.

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:33 am

Yes Dobbs, and Mary Ann over Ginger!!!!

Pantz "the professor"

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:35 am

"Pantz "the professor""

I'm hoping that if my students are reading this page, they take as intended and not as a suggestion.

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:39 am

Thanks Dobbs, that one had my partials sliding across the kitchen linoleum.........😄

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LeotisHarris's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:33 am

Think Uncle Cullen has told young Kris the story of how sometimes NFL teams let a player go a year too early?

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LLCHESTY's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:59 am

Wahle told a funny story about Kris Jenkins weight fluctuating between 335 and 390 when Wahle was with the Panthers. Great player though.

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dobber's picture

March 01, 2024 at 08:40 am

" Jenkins did not complete the 3-cone drill, but neither did Jonathan Ford who Green Bay drafted just two years ago."

I had to read this line again...using a 7th round flier as justification for a day 1-2 pick.

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Bitternotsour's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:32 am

If our scouts can't tell whether the guy has NFL skills from his college tape then we need new college scouts.

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Coldworld's picture

March 01, 2024 at 10:29 am

Jenkins is an athlete, but is he really a football player in the true sense? He’s certainly been decent but he’s one of those whose gifts far exceed his play at this point.

He’s a leaner build type and doesn’t seem to have an overly powerful base, but the thing that concerns me is that he also doesn’t seem to have a particularly quick first step.

He’s one who I’d want to have seen doing agility tests more than most. As I understand it he declined. For a guy wanting to be an early pick and with his film I have seen, that is not encouraging.

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LLCHESTY's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:04 am

Jenkins and Ruke Orhorhoro are both considered very good run defenders. Orhorhoro is 10 lbs lighter but played over 300 snaps in the A gap compared to 12 for Jenkins. Orhorhoro had more pressures while doing it too. His 10 yard split was 2nd amongst the DTs yesterday and he's considered a very powerful player. Didn't do the agility tests but from what I've watched he's a very agile guy. He's also fairly new to the game compared to his peers and has some pass rush upside.

Of all the DTs that PFF has in their top 150 only Khristian Boyd played more than 500 A gap snaps and that includes the big guys Sweat and McKinley Jackson. He also had 40 pressures last year albeit at a smaller school(Northern Iowa). 6'-2" 317 lbs. The Packers met with him at the Shrine Bowl so have some interest. Also interesting is he wasn't invited to the combine but PFN has him 89 on their board while PFF has him at 128. I could see the Packers drafting him if the think he could provide more pass rush upside than Slaton.

https://twitter.com/Coach_HugginsJr/status/1763279187018670545?t=ekkFlzh...

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jannes bjornson's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:49 am

Kris Boyd is a very sound player.

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Bitternotsour's picture

March 01, 2024 at 11:08 am

I don't see how your assessment impacts my observation. If his tape shows that he's an early draft pick, he's an early draft pick. Testing not withstanding.

He is the equivalent of a thoroughbred. His lineage projects success. This is not to say that every son of an NFL player is an NFL player, but he just lined up on the national champions, and like Eli and Peyton and Christian McCaffrey he as a bloodline.

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Racingdad's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:08 am

Just before reading this article today I did a mock and picked Jenkins at 41 not so much that he’s needed this year but as Kenny’s replacement in next year or two BTW in same mock took dejean at 25. Bullard at 58. And colson at 88 also OT amajadge at 91 plus Elijah jones ( Boston college) at 127. Plus another guard , rb etc later Just thought it kinda funny thoughts on jenkins lined up

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TKWorldWide's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:16 am

Which site did you use?
I’ve done a few on nflmockdraftdatabase and while a fun exercise, the trade offers are insane! Teams offering 6 picks in exchange for a third rounder? Sheesh! I bet I could turn 11 picks into 20 (including 2025’s) without breaking a sweat!

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Racingdad's picture

March 01, 2024 at 04:31 pm

Sorry my reply took so long ( wife yelled at me to get off the phone). I used pro football network sim. Their trade offers are a little more realistic . I also do the free 3- rd mock on pff ( I will not pay 9.99 a month ) but have sourced 3- different places to do the pff mock as you only get one try per day per site and their are no trades there . But I’m still having fun with it . I only do this as I’m sure most do for fun. But to really guess how gb will draft watch Andy Herman close to draft day. Last year he did his one and only mock and he nailed our first four picks missing only Reed as he picked a different wr in that spot . In my mocks last year I only got 2- correct Kraft and wicks So have fun guys enjoy the off season and GPG

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golfpacker1's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:24 pm

I use that mock draft site as well TK. I try to not participate in any of the crazy trade scenarios that the site throws out. It's funny but sometimes there isn't a single trade thats worthwhile. In fact one of my best drafts was for the original 11 picks. Everything fell right. I find its better when I pick OL with the first pick. My 1st pick draft crush is Suamataia. Or Powers Johnson. If I trade back more than 10 spots, Cooper Beebe is the pick.

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pantz_bURp's picture

March 01, 2024 at 09:29 am

During the interview process of potential G candidates, just ask one simple question:

What would you tell the medical staff if they ran out to you on the field (as you were rolling around in pain and finally kept you still to communicate) and asked where did you get hurt?

*If they name a part of their body....get rid of them and say good luck son.

**If they say something like, "oh, I suppose about 7 yards from here"...keep them and welcome them as a potential Packer when we are on the clock.

Master P

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golfpacker1's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:31 pm

I am out on drafting a DT that won't play much when we need OL so badly. Most of the D-line guys are the same size as we have now. I personally have looked at next years DT draft group and it looks much stronger top to bottom. Clark will give us 3 more good years, DT can be a priority next year.

On a different note, I was shocked to see that Kinchens ran a 4.64 40 @ the combine. He looks fast on the field in highlights but that time is disturbing. Nubin sure looks better right now @ #41. Or maybe Bullock or Hicks @ #58.

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golfpacker1's picture

March 01, 2024 at 07:43 pm

I looked up and rewatched Kinchen's 40 and there was a glitch with the electronic timer. The announcers said he was hand timed @ 4.65 which would be really slow for him. The announcers, Rich Eisen and DJ didn't seem surprised by the slow time. It's got to be wrong because Kinchens looked as fast as others who ran 4.5. And it doesn't appear he ran a second 40 either. He will run faster @ the Miami Pro Day.

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golfpacker1's picture

March 02, 2024 at 09:38 am

Sweat was the only real "run stopping" DT in this weak DT class, and he really hurt himself @ the combine. He is probably completely off our board now. All the others are clones of what we have already.

2025 has a stronger group of DTs starting with:

Jaheim Otis-DT-Alabama 6'5 370lbs!!!! and runs 4.9 40
Nazir Stackhouse-DT-Georgia 6'3 320lbs 5.1 40
Walter Nolen-DT-Texas A&M 6'4 320lbs 4.95 40
Jason Jones-DT-Auburn 6'6 340lbs 5.2 40
Elijah Simmons-DT-Tenn 6'2 340lbs 5.1 40
Keyshawn Silver-DT-Kentucky 6'4 330lbs 4.95 40

These are run stoppers who are huge but can still run really good. The Alabama guy is crazy. Lets get him in 2025.

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