Green Bay Packers: Top 5 offseason additions, post 2018 NFL Draft

3. Josh Jackson, CB (Iowa)

This offseason, the Green Bay Packers opted to make some changes in their front office. Longtime general manager Ted Thompson was reassigned and Brian Gutekunst post was given the job. But like his predecessor, the latter opted for similar strategy when it came to the NFL draft in April. In 2017, the Packers traded out of the first round but still used their first two selections that year on a pair of prospects for the secondary in cornerback Kevin King and safety Josh Jones.

Last month, Gutekunst didn’t trade out of Day One but still move down in the draft and picked up additional selections. And like Thompson, the first two choices were made to aid the defensive backfield. He used the 18th overall pick on April 26th on University of Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander. And with the team’s second round selection at detail, he opted for more help at the position in University of Iowa’s Josh Jackson. And it’s the latter choice that could prove the most productive, at least early on.

“We were pretty surprised that Josh lasted as long as he did,” explained Gutekunst (via Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal). “You’re playing through all the scenarios as we started to get close to our pick, and you had a certain number of players (ranked) A, B, C, D…We really liked (wide receiver Dante) Pettis, but our ‘A’ was there. So we went with it.”

The 6’0”, 196-pound Jackson enjoyed a huge final season with the Hawkeyes. In 13 games, he totaled 48 tackles, returned two of his eight interceptions for touchdown and knocked down 18 passes. It’s those kind of ball skills that could make him an immediate contributor in the Green Bay secondary.

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