Texas A&M safety Leon O’Neal will have a virtual meeting with the Green Bay Packers, according to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network.
O’Neal (6-0, 204) played in 48 games and made 32 starts over four years at Texas A&M. He intercepted two passes each of the last two seasons, leading the team each year. He finished his collegiate career with 10 tackles for losses, 18 pass breakups and six interceptions.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranks O’Neal as the No. 20 overall safety in the 2022 draft class and projects him to be a late-round draft pick.
The Packers could see O’Neal as a future subpackage safety with special teams potential. Brennen Rupp of Packers Wire included O’Neal among his 40 special teams standouts in the 2022 draft class.
At the combine, O’Neal hit 35″ in the vertical leap, covered 10-5 in the broad jump, finished the three-cone drill in 6.89 seconds and completed 15 reps on the bench press. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.65 seconds on Texas A&M’s pro day.
From Rupp’s scouting report: “O’Neal is at his best playing closer to the scrimmage as an extra linebacker. He’s a solid run defender and has the quickness and toughness to match up with tight ends in coverage…may never be a starting safety in the league, but he has the size, quickness, and toughness to be a special teams standout.”
O’Neal, a Texas native, is 23 years old. He started at least 10 games each of his last three seasons at Texas A&M and later participated at the 2022 Senior Bowl.
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