Green Bay Packers: 3 First Round D-Line Draft Prospects

Green Bay Packers Draft Prospect #3 – Perrion Winfrey

Do you like explosive players on the interior? If yes, then you’ll love Oklahoma’s Perrion Winfrey. At 6’4″ 292 pounds, he’s much leaner than the tandem from Georgia, but he doesn’t lose much in strength and makes up for it in quickness.

Winfrey has a fantastic first step and always gets a great initial push. While he might be easier to move in theory because of his size, he gets penetration so well right away that it’s really difficult to push him back and make an opening for a running back.

Winfrey also has multiple times just absolutely bullied some lineman, once against Oklahoma State pushing their o-lineman back into the running back and making the tackle for a big loss, and once running straight through Nebraska’s center on his way to sacking the quarterback.

Here’s the play against Oklahoma State:

That play shows just how difficult it is for anyone to block back on him on zone runs. It’s not always that ugly for the offense, but it’s almost impossible to keep him from getting into the backfield when he’s on the backside of a zone run.

In pass-rush situations, like the Georgia guys, he was tasked with lots of stunts and often was the one looping around, which just isn’t where he excels. He still did finish the year with 5.5 sacks, more than Davis and Wyatt combined, and definitely has potential there because of how he can run through guys, but also use his explosion to get around them.

While Wyatt and Davis are usually projected in the middle-to-late first round, Winfree is more likely a late first or second-round pick, and for what he brings to the table, he might be the most valuable for his draft slot.

So, do you like the idea of the Green Bay Packers drafting any of these defensive linemen? Let me know in the comments below.