5 prospects who have risen up the Packers’ board following the combine.

All these potential Packers needed were strong combine performances, and these five certainly delivered.

The combine is a very enjoyable event for Green Bay Packers fans. Not only does their team have a lot of draft cash this offseason, but Green Bay’s front staff enjoys picking top combine performers each year. It’s sort of their thing.

As a math/stats enthusiast who also appreciates analysing 21-year-olds and how they will affect my mental health as a Packers fan over the next four years, the combine is a perfect storm.

Throughout March, I communicate only in Kent Lee Platte’s Relative Athletic Score. If you don’t know what RAS is yet, I’m sorry to notify you that you’re living under a rock, and I’m not explaining it for the fifth(?) consecutive offseason.

Every year, a large number of players improve their status at the combine, while a smaller number of players damage their reputation with poor performances. Here are five players who I believe stood out in areas where the Packers are paying close attention.

Elijah Jones, CB Boston College.

Jones was one of Boston College’s top performers last season under new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. With extensive press coverage experience from college, there’s no doubt he’ll be considered as an ideal scheme fit when reunited with his old head coach in Green Bay.

Jones succeeded in his talks with teams and the media, and he fared even better on the pitch at Lucas Oil Stadium. His 42.5″ vertical jump was the highest of any player at the combine, and his height and speed exercises helped him earn a 9.63 relative athletic score (97th percentile cornerback).

I believe the Packers should make an effort to choose Jones on day two of the draft. The need is present. The connection is there. The combine performance appears to be the final piece of the puzzle, and Jones delivered a terrific performance.

Cole Bishop (FS, Utah)

Continuing in the secondary, Bishop had the highest RAS among free safeties at the combine (9.82). The expected day two selection has outstanding size and elite speed for a position that needs sideline-to-sideline range, especially in Hafley’s Cover-1 scheme.

Hafley has previously stated that excellent run defence is a significant advantage when evaluating free safety candidates. Bishop is my favourite run-defense safety in the entire class. He is aggressive while firing down the line of scrimmage.

After star Miami safety Kamren Kinchens stumbled with his testing, guys like Bishop are likely to surge up the Packers’ draft board as they try to address a key position in their new defence.

Here’s a funny one. Sinnott is a huge LaFleur fan. I’d bet every dollar I have that he’s incredibly high on LaFleur’s draft board, especially after demolishing the combine.

Sinnott is the player we wished Josiah Deguara to be. On Friday, he dominated the testing workouts, achieving exceptional scores in nearly every category. The only thing keeping his RAS from reaching a perfect 10.0 was his height, which as an H-back he doesn’t necessarily require.