10 players for Packers fans to monitor on American roster during Senior Bowl week

Who should Packers fans know from the Senior Bowl’s American roster? Here are 10 players, including Ole Miss CB Trey Amos.

It’s officially Senior Bowl week and the NFL world has converged on Mobile, Alabama. Since 2022, Brian Gutekunst has selected 18 players who competed at the Senior Bowl, including using eight of the 11 picks during the 2024 NFL Draft that were down in Mobile.

It’s a safe bet that Green Bay’s general manager will use a handful of picks in April on players he’ll get a close look at this week down in Mobile.

Let’s look at 10 players from the American roster that could be high on Green Bay’s board. If you missed it, here are the linebackers and edge rushers on the American roster that could be on Green Bay’s radar, and the wide receivers.

Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss

The Alabama transfer finished this past season with four tackles for loss, three interceptions and 13 pass deflections. Amos has an ideal frame and a track background. The Ole Miss cornerback is smooth, instinctive and uses his length to choke passing lanes.

Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss

The Texas A&M transfer recorded 14 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks and 35 pressures during his lone season at Ole Miss. He has excellent quickness and change of direction skills. Nolen has an explosive first step and would provide Green Bay with a disruptive interior force.

Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville

Riley is a former track athlete who plays the ball like a wide receiver. He finished his career at Louisville with eight interceptions and 27 pass deflections. He plays through the hands of wide receivers at the catch point.

Jackson Slater, OL, Sacramento State

Slater finished his career at Sacramento State with 44 career starts, 42 at left guard and two at left tackle. Slater shows good initial quickness to fly out of his stance. He’s efficient in his pass sets and coordinated in his shuffle. Throughout the past two seasons, Slater gave up zero sacks and 14 pressures.

Garrett Dellinger, OL, LSU

Dellinger finished his career at LSU with 25 starts at left guard, three at left tackle and one at center. He has strong hands to control blocks and can move defenders with his raw power. In seven games this past season, the versatile LSU lineman gave up zero sacks and three pressures.

Miles Frazier, OL, LSU

Frazier started his college career at Florida International and finished his collegiate career with 28 starts at right guard, 11 at left tackle, nine at left guard and one at right tackle. This past season, Frazier gave up zero sacks and 13 pressures.

Emery Jones Jr, OL, LSU

Jones finished his time at LSU with 36 starts at right tackle. With his build, Jones looks every bit the part of an NFL offensive lineman. He plays with a bit of a mean streak as a run blocker. This past season Jones gave up one sack and 28 pressures.

Jackson Hawes, TE, Georgia Tech

Hawes might be the best blocking tight end in this draft class. He blocks his tail off and could be an ideal tight end to play behind Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave. The Yale transfer loves to bury the man across from him. He has 454 special team snaps to his name and recorded nine tackles.

T.J. Sanders, DT, South Carolina

Sanders rushes with burst and power to get upfield quickly. He has the lateral athleticism to make plays up and down the line of scrimmage. Sanders shows good pursuit speed and finished this past season with 24 run stops.

Brashard Smith, RB, SMU

A converted wide receiver, Smith is a fluid athlete who can string together moves to weave through traffic. As a former wide receiver, he can track the ball away from his body and catch and go without throttling down.

SMU draft prospects for Packers fans to watch during College Football Playoff

A few draft prospects from SMU for Packers fans to watch during the College Football Playoff.

The last time the Green Bay Packers drafted a player out of Southern Methodist University was 1982 when they selected kicker Eddie Garcia with the 264th overall pick. 

Two prospects could be on Green Bay’s radar to end that streak. Let’s take a look at them before SMU takes on Penn State in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT

Brashard Smith, RB

Josh Jacobs could go down as the best offensive free agent signing in franchise history. The former Alabama running back has been a workhorse for the Packers and at 26 years old, he figures to handle the majority of carries in Green Bay for the foreseeable future.

With Jacobs, MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks all under contract beyond this season, it’s safe to assume the Packers won’t use a premium pick on the running back position. That shifts our focus to Day 3 targets. That’s where Smith enters into the conversation.

A converted wide receiver, Smith has rushed for 1,270 yards and 14 touchdowns during his first season at running back. The Miami transfer has also hauled in 35 receptions for 303 yards and four touchdowns.

Smith is a fluid athlete who can string together moves to weave through traffic. As a former wide receiver, he can track the ball away from his body and catch and go without throttling down. 

The SMU running back brings special teams value as a returner. At Miami in 2023, Smith led the ACC in kick return yards (579) and average (29). 

Elijah Roberts, Edge

Roberts looks good off the bus. Standing at nearly 6-4 and 275 pounds, Roberts has an ideal frame. Since transferring from Miami in 2023, Roberts has recorded 15.5 sacks and 128 pressures. Roberts rushes with power and drives through offensive linemen to disrupt the action. 

Miami Palmetto RB decommits from Florida

The Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class took a dip when three-star Miami Palmetto running back Brashard Smith decommitted.

The Florida Gators 2021 recruiting class took a dip when three-star running back Brashard Smith decommitted. Smith plays football at Miami Palmetto High School.

Smith originally committed to Florida back in January. He announced his decommitment via Twitter:

Smith has received offers from numerous big-time schools throughout the country including: Alabama, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee, and more. Despite interest from several SEC schools, the Georgia Bulldogs haven’t offered Brashard Smith a scholarship.

Smith is a versatile player who can play both running back and wide receiver. He’s 5-9 and weighs 180 pounds. Not a bad size for a running back.

Smith’s recruitment will be one to monitor moving forward. If Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs don’t offer him, then they’ll probably end up playing against him in the SEC.

Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators will still be contenders to land his versatile talents:

We’ll continue to follow Smith’s recruitment and other SEC recruiting news. The Tennessee Volunteers have had a recent surge in recruiting and are now a top three class in the nation. They’re a team to watch with Smith.

Florida and Tennessee are both putting together formidable classes of 2021. Is the SEC East beginning to gain ground on the SEC West?

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