Green Bay Packers: 3 Mid-to-Late Round D-Line Prospects

It is no secret that the Green Bay Packers defensive front was lacking last season. However, they have other needs that could push defensive line to a later round priority, but there will still be plenty of talent left on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.

There are plenty of needs to address in this year’s NFL Draft for the Green Bay Packers and defensive line could possibly fall through the cracks. After all, you can’t draft a wide receiver, right tackle, inside linebacker, tight end, and defensive lineman all in one pick. You can’t even fill all of those needs in the first two days.

The potential for the defensive line to not be made a priority is mainly based on the fact that Green Bay already has invested into the position. Kenny Clark was a first-round pick and has played very well. In addition, Dean Lowry got an extension and is scheduled to make $20,325,000 over the next three years, although I will make a very early prediction right now that he’ll be cut before the 2023 season for the $5,800,000 in possible cap savings.

Still, the defensive line that the Packers rolled out last year cannot be the same one that they put on the field in 2020. Tyler Lancaster and Dean Lowry were wildly inconsistent and there needs to be a change. Does Brian Gutekunst and the rest of the Green Bay Packers trust guys like Kingsley Keke and Montravius Adams to improve and take hold of those spots? If so then it’s likely that we won’t see a defensive lineman taken by the Packers on day one or two of the draft.

If that happens to be the case, there are still guys who can make an impact, but just have a few limitations or deficiencies that make them later round picks. I’ve looked at three of them and there may be a diamond in the rough or two.