Part 1 of our Green Bay Packers roster rankings include a former seventh-round draft pick and a player making a major position change.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will take a 90-man roster to the field for the first practice of training camp on July 22.
Young spent most of his collegiate career at Arizona playing safety. That includes starting all 12 games as a fifth-year senior in 2022, when he set career highs of 76 tackles and 6.5 tackles for losses. At age 28, he is the second-oldest offensive player on the roster behind offensive lineman Andre Dillard .The Packers released veteran James Robinson and signed Merriweather to the practice squad in November. It was his third stint in Green Bay after participating in training camp as a tryout player and getting another tryout in September.
Said running backs coach Ben Sirmans late last season: “I feel like especially the way that he’s worked, not just physically but just in his preparation, we threw him in there today during a 2-minute drill and he was good with all the signals, picking up the right guys in protection, so I definitely think he could go in if need be. Plus, he’s real excited to go in. That’s the other part of it.”A smooth pass-catching threat, the Packers signed Wilson to the practice squad late last season.
“It was probably the best investment the kid and family ever made was $50 to send him to the camp because it sold us on him.”Smith, a sixth-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2022, signed with the Packers after trying out at this year’s rookie camp. During OTAs and minicamp, he played the three interior positions.
“He’s going to be playing for a long time, I think, at the next level,” then-Owls coach Lane Kiffin said when Gilbert was a freshman. “I know that's early to say after four games, but usually, you can tell.”
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