David Martin-Robinson appears to be ahead of Whyle in the pecking order<\/a>. If Tennessee only keeps three at the position, Whyle very well might be the odd man out. He\u2019s played 28 games over two years and made seven starts on offense. He\u2019s more of an offensive player (501 snaps) than a special teams player (177 snaps), which probably contributes to him possibly losing a roster spot with the Titans. At minimum, he should be able to help on the punt unit, kick return and field goal protection units, though, if the Packers want to move on from Ben Sims as their TE4.<\/p>\nAtonio Mafi (2023) – Las Vegas Raiders (#144)Darian Kinnard (2022) – Philadelphia Eagles (#145)Jacob Bayer (2025) – Buffalo Bills (UDFA)Esa Pole (2025) – Kansas City Chiefs (UDFA)<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s our first multi-player group. There seems to be some debate about whether Kennard will stick with the Eagles or Pole will stick with the Chiefs, but Mafi and Bayer should be available. Kennard is a strong tackle\/guard who doesn\u2019t have the prototypical athleticism of an NFL lineman. Pole never played football at the high school level, but after a stint in junior college, he was able to enroll at Washington State. Last year, the 6\u20195\u201d tackle didn\u2019t allow a single sack for the Cougars. Bayer is a center who was able to come back from a torn ACL in spring practice to play in the second week of his senior season. He earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors along the way. Mafi was a fifth-round pick, but was unsigned from May 9th to July 22nd this offseason. If the Packers wanted him, he\u2019d probably already be in Green Bay.<\/p>\n
Perrion Winfrey (2022) – Dallas Cowboys (#108)Eric Johnson II (2022) – Indianapolis Colts (#159)Khristian Boyd (2024) – New Orleans Saints (#199)<\/p>\n
Winfrey seems to be more of a roster bubble player than a true cut for the Cowboys. He\u2019s played with four teams, including the UFL\u2019s Birmingham Stallions, since going in the early fourth round of the 2022 draft. He was originally waived by the Browns, who drafted him, after being investigated for pulling a gun on a woman. That happened in July of 2023, following an April arrest for misdemeanor assault.<\/p>\n
Johnson is interesting because he\u2019s flipped teams twice, between the Colts and New England Patriots, but has never hit free agency because he was claimed after being waived both times. Clearly, there\u2019s a market for a 300-pounder who runs a 4.87-second 40-yard dash. He\u2019s played 39 games over the first three years of his career.<\/p>\n
Boyd is is different type of body, coming in at 6\u20193\u201d and 320 pounds. The true nose tackle played six games as a rookie last season.<\/p>\n
Marte Mapu (2023) – New England Patriots (#76)Jack Cochrane (2022) – Kansas City Chiefs (UDFA)<\/p>\n
Mapu is very similar to Isaiah Simmons in that he was a hybrid linebacker\/safety coming out of college and hasn\u2019t been able to settle on a role at the NFL level. Mapu started nine games at safety last year, but is not making a dent on the depth chart as a linebacker with a new coaching staff this summer. I wouldn\u2019t mind a Mapu for Simmons swap if the Packers are adamant about having that type of player on the roster, considering Simmons\u2019 preseason performance. Mapu has started on every phase of special teams, other than field goal protection, at one point during his Patriots career.<\/p>\n
There are some questions about whether or not Cochrane will go on the injured reserve. He\u2019s currently missing practice with a bone bruise that he suffered in Week 2 of the preseason. He\u2019s played 47 games in three seasons for the Chiefs and has played 895 special teams snaps for them. Over the last two years, Cochrane has played between 78 and 79 percent of Kansas City\u2019s special teams snaps, an amazing rate considering that linebackers don\u2019t play on the field goal protection unit at all.<\/p>\n
Josh Thompson (2022) – Atlanta Falcons (UDFA)<\/p>\n
Thompson was an interesting special teams player with nickel potential coming out of school, but the Packers have had plenty of chances to grab him and have passed those opportunities up. Thompson hasn\u2019t played regular-season snaps since his rookie year, when all 83 of his snaps were played in the kicking game.<\/p>\n
Jammie Robinson (2023) – Arizona Cardinals (#145)Jordan Howden (2023) – New Orleans Saints (#146)Quindell Johnson (2023) – Pittsburgh Steelers (UDFA)Dell Pettus (2024) – New England Patriots (UDFA)Chris Edmonds (2024) – Cleveland Browns (UDFA)<\/p>\n
Safety is by far our largest group of \u201cguys the Packers have shown interest in the past and could be available.\u201d Green Bay might be in the market at the position, too, depending on whether or not Zayne Anderson can go in Week 1. It\u2019s typical for the Packers to keep five safeties on the 48-man gameday roster. Without Anderson, they\u2019ll probably only have four to start the year. I want to mention up front, basically all of these players are special teams contributors.<\/p>\n
Robinson is on his second NFL team, but he was picked up on waivers in December, a tough call to make for teams in playoff contention. That was the only time he was made available since the draft. He\u2019s played 366 special teams snaps to 64 defensive snaps, which mostly came in his two starts his rookie year. He has also played the slot.<\/p>\n
[Puts on seldom-used reporter hat] I can tell you for a fact that the Packers were very interested in Howden in the 2023 draft. My friends in the scouting community, before the Howden visit was reported, had told me that they had Howden circled as a Green Bay target. The Saints ended up taking Howden two rounds before the Packers spent their seventh-round pick on Anthony Johnson Jr. that year.<\/p>\n
Johnson is on his fourth NFL team. This is a classic \u201cif the Packers wanted him, they would have added him already\u201d situation.<\/p>\n
Pettus played all 17 regular-season games in his undrafted rookie season last year. He ended up playing 31 percent of the Patriots\u2019 defensive snaps and 53 percent of their special teams reps. Pettus should draw some interest. PFF had him graded with a 70-plus grade on both defense and special teams under the previous staff. As a reminder, New England\u2019s defensive coordinator last year was the Packers\u2019 current defensive line coach and run game coordinator DeMarcus Covington. He should have good intel on both Pettus and Mapu.<\/p>\n
Edmonds, another 2024 rookie, got called up twice from the Browns\u2019 practice squad to play special teams last year. He\u2019s played all of three snaps in regular-season games defensively.<\/p>\n
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