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Packers Draft Efficient RBs for Depth

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Green Bay Packers eye late-round running backs for competition, favoring efficient college producers who can contribute on special teams or as change-of-pace backs. Notable prospects include Jonah Coleman, Emmett Johnson, and Nicholas Singleton, with Jadarian Price standing out at forty-four overall.

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Packers Draft Efficient RBs for Depth

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Packers Draft Efficient RBs for Depth. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Inneville News today, your AI-powered source for everything, Inneville. Green Bay Packers have drafted 11 running backs since 2011, and those guys averaged 5.95 yards per carian. College. Everyone hit at least 5 yards per cary with their P-college seasons topping 1,370 rushing yards, 1,000, 575 from Scrimmage, and 15 touchdowns. The benchmarks aren't elite this year in a week running back class, but a few prospects match up, like Jonah Coleman from Washington at 97. Overall, image Johnson from Nebraska at 107, and Nicolas Singleton from Penn State at 139. Others in that mid-round range include K-Tron Allen, K-Lon Black, and a handful more ranked between 187 and 264. Fans and analysts see these as Day 3 fits, since the top guy barely cracks the top 100. Meanwhile, Notre Dame's Giderian price stands out at 44 overall.

1:03Even without feature-back stats, he averaged 6 yards per cary as a backup. Scored 15 total touchdowns, and returned 2 kicks for scores last year. The packers like their current room with Josh Jacobs, Chris Brooks, and a recovering Marshawn Lloyd, plus Pierre Strong. General manager Brian Gutekunst says they feel good about the group, but plan to add competition through the draft. Get Green Bay to hunt value late, prioritizing those efficient college producers who can contribute right away on special teams, or as, change your pace backs.

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