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Packers Draft Jager Burton: Reach or Steal In Fifth Round?
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Packers Draft Jager Burton: Reach or Steal In Fifth Round?

Green Bay Packers On SI·Bill Huber·about 1 month ago
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GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers used their fifth-round pick on Kentucky offensive lineman Jager Burton, who fits the team’s mold with more than 500 snaps at each of the interior positions. “He’s played both, so he’s really, truly versatile. Big, fast, strong. You guys will really enjoy him. He’s a really good kid,” director of college scouting Matt Malaspina said. “He’s got really good size, speed, flexibility, toughness – the traits that you look for in an offensive lineman. Obviously at our level, versatility, because it’s a smaller roster, [is important]. He played well at guard, played well at center. He’s a big man. It wasn’t that hard to figure out, I guess, for me. Add another guy to the mix in that group that you always need to add to every year.” The versatility made him an obvious solution to Green Bay’s 18 percent problem on the line . Where Is Jager Burton Ranked by Experts? Burton was the 153rd pick of the draft, a fifth-round selection acquired in the recent trade for Dontayvion Wicks.…

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