Green Bay Packers: Top 2022 NFL Combine Performers by Position
By Paul Bretl
Top combine performers on offense who may interest the Green Bay Packers
Running Back
As I wrote recently, running back is the most stable position on the Green Bay Packers roster. They have what many would consider the best running back duo in football in Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, along with Kylin Hill — when he returns from injury — and Patrick Taylor as depth.
I wouldn’t expect the Green Bay Packers to spend a pick on this position, but on Day 3, you never know what might happen.
Breece Hall, Iowa State, 9.95
Zamir White, Georgia, 9.82
D’Vonte Price, Florida International, 9.74
Pierre Strong Jr, South Dakota State, 9.66
Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State, 9.1
Keontay Ingram, USC, 9.02
Isaih Pacheco, Rutgers, 8.75
James Cook, Georgia, 8.7
Ty Chandler, North Carolina, 8.7
Tyler Goodson, Iowa, 8.62
Brian Robinson Jr, Alabama, 8.18
Wide Reciever
The degree to which wide receiver is a need will vary depending on what happens in free agency. At the moment, it is a major need. However, if some combination of Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and Allen Lazard returns, while I’d still consider receiver a need, it’s certainly not as big of one as it currently is with the futures of those three players up in the air.
Also of note, in addition to just adding to this room, whether it be MVS or a draft pick, finding a true downfield threat is a must for this offense to be firing on all cylinders.
Isaiah Weston, UNI, 9.98
Christian Watson, NDSU, 9.98
Kevin Austin, Notre Dame, 9.89
Alec Pierce, Cincinnati, 9.78
Tyquan Thornton, Baylor, 9.71
Ty Fryfogle, Indiana, 9.13
Calvin Austin III, Memphis, 8.97
Velus Jones Jr, Tennessee, 8.92
Bo Melton, Rutgers, 8.69
George Pickens, 8.41
Tight End
This is once again a fairly big position of need for the Green Bay Packers; specifically, they need to find a true pass-catching threat–especially if Robert Tonyan signs elsewhere. In terms of blocking tight ends, Green Bay is in fairly good shape, but this offense really missed Tonyan’s presence last season.
Jelani Woods, Virginia, 9.97
Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State, 9.5
Austin Allen, Nebraska, 8.82
Chase Allen, Iowa State, 8.62
Curtis Hodges, Arizona State, 8.53
Offensive Tackle
This is an intriguing position. On one hand, David Bakhtiari will be back on the field, and Billy Turner is still under contract for one more year. On top of that, Elgton Jenkins should return from injury at some point, and Yosh Nijman held up well at left tackle–so in that light, it’s easy to feel good about not only the starting tackle positions but the depth as well.
However, this is the final year of Turner’s deal–not to mention that he could potentially be a cap casualty this offseason. Jenkins should return, but we don’t know when and perhaps Green Bay prefers him inside. We also don’t know if the Packers plan to move Nijman to right tackle or keep him strictly at left.
So I’m sure you see the dilemma–the potential need at offensive tackle varies greatly depending on how Green Bay views the position moving forward.
Trevor Penning, UNI, 9.96
Matt Waletzko, North Dakota, 9.89
Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan, 9.82
Kellen Diesch, Arizona State, 9.78
Zach Tom, Wake Forest, 9.66
Abraham Lucas, Washington State, 9.56
Tyler Smith, Tulsa, 9.27
Sean Rhyan, UCLA, 8.27
Ikem Ekwonu, NC State, 8.22
Austin Deculus, LSU, 8.14
Interior Offensive Line
This is a position where the Green Bay Packers have invested heavily in, and as a result, there is a lot of stability. Jon Runyan, Josh Myers, and Royce Newman all had promising showings in 2021 and could all start in 2022. Jenkins should return eventually, plus there are former draft picks Jake Hanson and Cole Van Lanen on the roster as well.
With that said, the offensive line is one of those position groups where there is no such thing as too much depth and this year’s offensive line class is quite deep with talent.
Cole Strange, Chattanooga, 9.95
Nick Zakelj, Fordham, 9.74
Blaise Andries, Minnesota, 9.58
Zion Johnson, Boston College, 9.56
Chris Paul, Tulsa, 9.46
Chasen Hines, LSU, 9.3
Zach Thomas, San Diego State, 8.91
Dylan Parham, Memphis, 8.84
Justin Shaffer, Georgia, 8.7
Joshua Ezeudu, North Carolina, 8.47
Andrew Rupcich, Culver-Stockton, 8.18
Dawson Deaton, Texas Tech, 9.7
Cameron Jurgens, Nebraska, 9.28
Luke Wattenberg, Washington, 9.1
Alec Lindstrom, Boston College, 8.22