As we approach preseason game number 2 against the Washington Redskins, the competition for position on Green Bay’s running back depth chart continues to heat up. With Ty Montgomery the clear number 1 back, the three rookies have been battling hard to be Monty’s backup. Thus far in camp all 3 of the draft picks at running back have preformed up to my expectations or exceeded them in Devante Mays case.
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The Packers vowed to not allow a situation like that happen again, and they stuck true to their word. The Packers drafted 3 running backs on day 3 of the 2017 NFL Draft. With Ty Montgomery presumably holding down the starting position, the group of rookies (Jamaal Williams, Aaron Jones, and Devante Mays) will battle it out to make the roster and get playing time. This post will focus on 5th round pick Aaron Jones’ abilities on the field, and how he will fit in the offense…
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Yancey is the big physical receiver that the Packers were missing last season with the departure of James Jones. His size and physical testing is so close to that of James Jones coming out of San Jose State, it’s almost scary. In fact, his physical traits match Jones’s 91.9% according to mockdraftable.com. Rest assured, Yancey is a much better of an athlete than the James Jones we saw in 2015.
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The end of the 4th Round of the 2017 NFL Draft approached earlier this offseason, and the Green Bay Packers had already selected 4 players. Every one of the 4 new Packers were defenders, but with the 134th pick in the draft, the Packers selected a running back from BYU named Jamaal Williams.
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With the 29th pick in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected…a safety from NC State named Josh Jones. I am fairly certain a select population of Packer fans had a mini freakout when they heard the news. Personally, I have zero problem with that pick. In fact, this is one of my top 3 favorite picks, in a draft I really liked. Many thought pass rusher was the way to go with this pick, but fear not fellow Packers fans, Ted Thompson and company did their homework with this selection.
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