Green Bay Packers: 2020 Undrafted Free Agent Roundup

The Green Bay Packers have signed 15 undrafted free agents following the 2020 NFL Draft. Here’s a little look at the haul they got.

Undrafted free agents are an integral part of the NFL, and while many of them barely stay for a cup of coffee in rookie mini camps, there is the occasional diamond in the rough. Just last year, the Green Bay Packers had Allen Lazard and Chandon Sullivan both make an impact on the team. All of these guys will look to follow in their footsteps.

Darrell Stewart – WR – Michigan State

After not drafting a wide receiver with any of their ten draft picks, the Packers did come away from the draft process with one wide receiver. Stewart made at least 48 catches in each of the past three seasons at Michigan State. Last year, he had 49 catches for 697 yards. He could have easily surpassed the 1000 yard mark on the season if he hadn’t missed the last four games of the season with a leg injury. He also had 28 rushing attempts in his college career, pointing to an ability to be used as a gadget piece. He had some drop issues at Michigan State, but will compete for a spot in a crowded wide receiver room filled with mostly unproven talent.

Delontae Scott – EDGE – SMU

Delontae Scott enters the Green Bay Packers competition to find their fourth rotational edge rusher behind the Smith Brothers and Rashan Gary. At SMU, he had a great knack for getting into opposing backfields and creating havoc. He had double-digit tackles for loss in both of his final two seasons, including an incredible 17 TFL’s and nine sacks in his senior season. He has a lean build at 6’5″ 250 pounds and would give the Packers a different look off the edge.

Henry Black – DB – Baylor

Henry Black possesses the defensive versatility that the Packers are always looking for. He came to Baylor as a corner and transitioned to safety, but is capable of playing in the slot or in the box. He was voted by his teammates to wear a single-digit number, an honor at Baylor. He finished his college career with four tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and four passes defended.

Travis Bruffy – OL – Texas Tech

At 6’6″, 305 pounds, Bruffy has the physical traits to make it in the NFL, but may need to bulk up a bit more. Anywhere you look, you’ll find that he is a great leader and person on and off the field. He was voted captain in both his junior and senior years, and was one of the 15 student-athletes selected to attend the Big 12 Autonomy Convention. On the field, he was a three-year starter and earned honorable mention all-conference in his sophomore and junior seasons, and second-team all-conference in his senior year

Jordan Jones – TE – Prairie View

Jones landed at Prairie View A&M for his redshirt senior season in 2019 after being at Grambling State and totaled 28 receptions for 497 yards and four touchdowns. According to his statistical page on their team’s website he had a -26 yard kick return. If anyone could explain how that happened, I’d love to know. His best game was against Arkansas Pine Bluff when he had 6 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Jalen Morton – QB – Prairie View

In what appears to be an attempt to have a good scout team duo, the Green Bay Packers also brought in Jones’ quarterback at Prairie View, Jalen Morton. In the 2019 season, he threw for 1841 yards and 15 touchdowns while running for six touchdowns as well. He doesn’t project to stay on the team for long, as Jordan Love was drafted in the first round and will be on the roster, but he could beat out Tim Boyle and Manny Wilkins to make the practice squad.

Willington Previlon – DL – Rutgers

The other need, possibly bigger than receiver that wasn’t addressed in the draft was defensive line. Previlon is the only player brought in by the Green Bay Packers in the draft process to compete in the defensive trenches inside. Previlon is 6’5″ 295 pounds, a very similar build to Dean Lowry’s 6’6″ 296 pounds. In his junior and senior years, he totaled 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. With how bad the defensive line was last year, Previlon will be given an opportunity to make this team.

Patrick Taylor – RB – Memphis

Patrick Taylor could be a steal as an undrafted free agent. After two huge seasons of over 1000 yards from scrimmage, he sustained an injury in the first game of his senior season and wasn’t able to come back until two and a half months later. Over his four years at Memphis, he averaged 5.4 yards per carry, caught 55 passes for 434 yards,and totaled 39 touchdowns from scrimmage. It is a crowded running back group, and it will be an uphill battle for Taylor, but he’s got a good skill set and could make the practice squad.

Stanford Samuels III – CB – Florida State

Samuels had a great nose for the ball in his three seasons at Florida State. He had eight interceptions over those three years to go along with 16 pass breakups. He also had 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble. The main reason he wasn’t drafted is his lack of speed, as he ran a 4.65 40-yard dash at the combine. Overcoming that lack of speed will be tough for him in trying to make this roster. The Green Bay Packers are still lacking a nickel corner and Samuels could compete for that role.

Tipa Galeai – EDGE – Utah State

After spending two seasons at TCU and producing solid numbers in his sophomore season, with 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, Galeai transferred to Utah State for his junior and senior season. In 2018, he broke out in a major way with 13.5 TFLs, 10 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions, one of them a pick six. He’s a versatile player and can play with his hand on the ground or drop into coverage and did both in college. He is a speed rusher and has a great spin move to counter that outside speed rush.

Marc-Antoine Dequoy – DB – Montreal

Dequoy has a very similar versatility trait to Henry Black. He can play all around the field from safety to cornerback to linebacker. The most appealing part of Dequoy as a prospect is his physical traits. At his pro day, he ran a 4.36 40-yard dash, which would’ve ranked second among all defensive backs at the combine and had a 6.65 3-cone drill which would have been the best. He also has good size at 6’3″ 195 pounds. He also intercepted three passes in his final year in Montreal.

Zack Johnson – OL – North Dakota State

Johnson played both guard and tackle in college, moving inside to guard after spending his first two years as a starter at right tackle. He was second-team All-American at tackle his junior year and first-team at guard his senior year. Also, North Dakota State charted him for 77 knockdowns, averaging 6.4 knockdowns per game, dominating any defensive lineman in his path. It is typical for an FCS lineman to go undrafted, but he was dominant in college and it will be interesting to see how he stacks up against NFL competition.

Frankie Griffin – LB/S – Texas State

Griffin is an experienced player having appeared in 44 games during his four-year career at Texas State. In the most recent 2019 season, he would finish third on the team with 67 total tackles, six of which were for a loss and he’d also add a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. Griffin is a versatile defender who will compete for a roster spot as a hybrid linebacker/safety, similar to what Raven Greene’s role has been.

Krys Barnes – LB – UCLA

Krys Barnes was an impact linebacker in his final two years at UCLA. After 50 total tackles and one for loss in his sophomore season, he had 85 tackles, 10 for loss, six pass breakups, and an interception. He followed that up with 9.5 TFL’s, four sacks, seven pass breakups, and an interception in his senior year. He takes on blocks fairly well and has good speed for a linebacker, running a 4.63 40-yard dash. The Green Bay Packers still don’t have a proven second inside linebacker and Barnes will get a shot to fill that hole as most of his competition is late drafted or undrafted guys.

Will Sunderland – DB – Troy

Sunderland started his collegiate career at Oklahoma, but after not seeing the field much in two years, he transferred to Troy. At Oklahoma, and in his first year at Troy he played safety and had underwhelming production, only making one interception and no passes defended in the season after his transfer. Finally, in his senior year, he was switched over to cornerback and it made a world of difference. He had four passes defended and four interception, one of which he took 29 yards to the house for a pick six. He still could have potential to play safety, but showed his best position is probably at cornerback.