“I’m so grateful to be picked by one of the great organizations in sports”, said Murphy. He should have no trouble with speed rushers given his athleticism and agility, and bull-rushers will only get the better of him if he doesn’t get good coaching in the NFL.
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Rob Demovsky shares some good insights on each of the Packers’ picks, including the decision in the first round to draft UCLA DT Kenny Clark: “This pick probably wouldn’t have been necessary had B.J. Raji not surprised the Packers by his decision to walk away from football”. They were offensive Ryan Kelly (first round, Indianapolis Colts), linebacker Reggie Ragland (second round, Buffalo Bulls), running back Derrick Henry (second round, Tennessee Titans), defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (second round, Detroit Lions), defensive tackle Jaron Reed (second round, Seattle Seahawks), cornerback Cyrus Jones (second round, New England Patriots) and running back Kenyan Drake (Miami Dolphins).
-Round 3/88 – Kyler Fackrell, LB, 6-5, 245, Utah St.
Rd. 4. 131) Blake Martinez, lb, Stanford.
Fifth-round receiver Trevor Davis was the one and only luxury pick of the seven selections.
Rd. 6. (200) Kyle Murphy, ot, Stanford. He has the quickness to play five-technique defensive end, but his 32⅛-inch arms will be prohibitive.
“We wanted to get players that had starter ability”.
Murphy actually looks like a high-upside player and there’s a lot to like. And we did. We rolled the dice a little bit. “He’s very athletic. He can play all over the line”. Green Bay’s depth chart at receiver already includes Nelson, Montgomery, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jeff Janis and Jared Abbrederis. Until then, he’s prepared to just “hang out” with family and friends and relax. “I don’t think that’s a big secret”, said Eliot Wolf, Green Bay’s director of football operations.
Spriggs commands a room with his impressive size, not through a powerful personality. Clark, a defensive captain at UCLA, won’t turn 21 years old until October.
Standing around talking about himself just isn’t in his wheelhouse. “You just know that those guys are ready to work”.
The Cardinal’s tackling machine in 2015, averaged over 10 tackles a game and led Stanford with 141 in his senior season that was capped by being named to the All Pac 12 First Team. Highs never got too high, and lows were few, if any.
“He’s an O-lineman”, he offered. “I think this is a fluid situation”.
In Spriggs’ eyes, life really hasn’t changed dramatically.
Pete Dougherty and Ryan Wood analyze the Packers’ pick of UCLA’s Kenny Clark in the first round of the National Football League draft. “They’ve been talking to me since the (Troy) pro day”.
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Spriggs will do what’s necessary. They might all need to switch to green and gold now. “If the starting role comes up and I’m able to earn my spot, I’m going to take that to full advantage and make sure I can do the best job I can do”. “Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out”.
