Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reggie Ragland (19) hits Ohio State Buckeyes running back Jalin Marshall (17). Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports The NFL Combine gets underway this week, which marks the official start of NFL Draft season. While hundreds of players arrive in Indianapolis to showcase their athletic ability to 32 teams, the Green Bay Packers will gather what information they can to build their draft board. The Packers have plenty of needs on their roster to address this spring. The following is a brief look at the 2016 draft class, arranged in order by positions of greatest need on Green Bay’s roster, starting with inside linebacker. Need #1 – Inside Linebacker Top-10 ILBs Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame (6-3, 240) Myles Jack, UCLA (6-1, 245) Reggie Ragland, Alabama (6-1, 259) Darron Lee, Ohio State (6-1, 235) Su’a Cravens, USC (6-1, 225) Joshua Perry, Ohio State (6-4, 254) Kentrell Brothers, Missouri (6-1, 249) Beniquez Brown, Mississippi State (6-1, 238) Deion Jones, LSU (6-1, 219) Blake Martinez, Stanford (6-2, 239) The Breakdown: With elite talents like Jaylon Smith and Myles Jack headlining a very good linebacker group and another dozen or so starting-caliber players at the position, it was difficult to narrow down the list to just ten players. Realistically, Reggie Ragland and Darron Lee will be the first linebackers within reach for the Packers. One of them could fall to Green Bay with the 27th overall pick. And although I like Ragland better as an inside linebacker, there’s a good chance Lee leap-frogs him in the first round if he puts up outstanding workout numbers at the Combine, as many suspect he will. Perry and Brothers are smart, tough players with excellent football instincts. …
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