5 Best Kept Secrets On Packers Roster Heading Into 2023 NFL Season

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Green Bay Packers linebacker Kingsley Enagbare (55) reacts after the Packers stopped the New England Patriots on the third down during their preseason football game on August 19, 2023 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The game was suspended in the fourth quarter following an injury to Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden (7). Seeger Gray/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin /

Best Kept Secrets On Packers: Kinglsey Enagbare

After having some of the worst outside linebacker depth in the NFL last year, the Packers are suddenly well-positioned for both this season and the long term. And, no, it’s not (solely) due to the selection of Lukas Van Ness in the first round of this year’s draft.

It’s actually been Kingsley Enagbare, a fifth-rounder in 2022, who has emerged as the most promising prospect for the upcoming season. Enagbare was an animal coming off the edge during the preseason, showing no issues getting after quarterbacks and bringing them down.

He’ll likely begin the season as the Packers’ no. 3 outside linebacker, a position that will get plenty of playing time rotating in with Preston Smith and Rashan Gary, the latter of whom is on a “pitch count” entering the season. If Enagbare plays well during the season, he could position himself to be a starter next season if Smith’s play begins declining.

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