Acme Packing Company continues its countdown of the Packers’ 90-man

roster with players 55-51." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceBoyle competing for No. 2 QB jobNew Josh Jackson Color Rush Jersey ,3commentsAcme Packing Company continues its countdown of the Packers’ 90-man roster with players 55-51.CDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Packers 90-man roster ranking, 55-51: Tim Boyle competing for No. 2 QB jobJay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsWith veteran free agency essentially concluded and the 2019 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, Acme Packing Company will once again rank and break down the Green Bay Packers’ 90-man roster.These rankings represent a composite of the individual selections from several APC contributors. Today, we reveal players 55 through 51, a group that includes several top backups including a potential No. 2 quarterback.55: Adam Pankey, OLSince arriving in Green Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2017, Adam Pankey has ping ponged between the 53-man roster and practice squad. His size and positional versatility remain his strongest traits and provide him with a path towards a roster spot this upcoming season. At the same time, he trails much of his competition in terms of athleticism and hasn’t developed to the point where the coaches feel comfortable regularly activating him on game days.The arrival of Matt LaFleur and the new coaching staff give Pankey a fresh start. If the third-year man can show improvement, perhaps he can vault several backups and become one of the seven or so offensive linemen active each week. Pankey will have to overcome his shortcomings as an athlete, a problem that appears greater in LaFleur’s offense than in that of his predecessor.54: Tim Boyle, QBUndrafted rookie quarterbacks face considerable challenges in the NFL. Most don’t receive enough repetitions during training camp and the preseason to adequately demonstrate their abilities to the coaching staff and front office, and even the lucky few that do must work alongside back-of-the-roster talent. As a consequence, most of those signal-callers will find themselves without a job come the September’s final cuts.In 2018, Tim Boyle went undrafted following a mediocre collegiate career that included stops at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky. He joined a Packers roster that included three other quarterbacks: two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, former draft pick Brett Hundley, and then-recent acquisition DeShone Kizer. Accordingly https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Montravius-Adams-Jersey , the odds suggested Boyle would most likely wash out of Green Bay and perhaps the league as a whole.Instead, Boyle became the rare third passer retained on the Packers’ season-opening active roster. Boyle’s strong arm and athleticism made him arguably the team’s most impressive quarterback after Rodgers during the preseason. That, along with Green Bay’s experience of losing Taysom Hill during final cuts a year earlier, convinced general manager Brian Gutekunst not to risk Boyle on waivers.This time around, Boyle will enter training camp on more even footing with the other backup candidates and, with a year of experience under his belt, should come better equipped to internalize an NFL offense.53: Alex Light, OLAnother undrafted holdover from last year’s roster, Alex Light saw limited action in 2018 as he continued to develop his craft. The 6-foot-5, 309 offensive lineman out of Richmond can play multiple positions and fill in on special teams and possesses above-average athleticism, a combination that puts him in strong position to make another run at the roster in 2019.Though the Packers could open up both guard spots to competition, Light seems unlikely to force his way into either position battle. Lane Taylor and offseason acquisitions Billy Turner and Elgton Jenkins will likely produce the two starters with the third laying claim to the top inside backup job. Still, Light’s ability to play tackle could warrant a long look for a game-day reserve role.52: Cole Madison, OLWhen the Packers selected Cole Madison in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft, they anticipated the rookie offensive lineman competing for the open job at right guard. Instead, Madison left the team following rookie minicamp to deal with some personal issues stemming from the suicide of one of his former college teammates. Madison sat out the entire season Jake Ryan Jersey , leaving the team and many others to assume he had walked away from football for good.Instead, Madison surprisingly reported to the Packers’ offseason workouts before last month’s draft. Though a year away from the sport could negatively affect Madison’s game, the team remains intrigued by his potential. He should compete for a roster spot immediately and, if he impresses during training camp and the preseason, Madison might win one of the top backup jobs along the offensive line.51: Ka’Dar Hollman, CBBefore Ka’Dar Hollman became a standout corner at Toledo, he unloaded trucks and worked in a bread factory while trying to attract interest from college programs. His hard work eventually paid off, with Hollman becoming a sixth-round pick last month.The Packers will lean heavily on Jaire Alexander, Josh Jackson, Kevin King, and Tramon Williams as their top cornerbacks this season, at least until injuries intervene. Any other player at the position will have to earn their job by contributing on special teams. Hollman’s athletic tools (73rd percentile in SPARQ) profile well to kick coverages and other such roles, giving the team something to use immediately as well as corner talent to develop in the long term. As the Green Bay Packers look toward the 2019 NFL Draft, they do so with a little more excitement than usual. With three picks in the top 45 selections and several positions of need, Green Bay has an opportunity to land instant contributors and long-term cornerstones next April. While the Packers figure to improve their depth at edge rusher with at least one of those picks, their need to improve the safety position truly revealed itself as the 2018 season wore on. And because of that Lance Kendricks Color Rush Jersey , the name Johnathan Abram should be on Packers fans’ radars heading into pre-draft festivities.The 6’0, 215-pound Abram entered his senior season at Mississippi State as a potential mid-round draft pick. After a stellar year, he finds himself hovering in the area of rounds one and two depending on his athletic testing at the NFL Combine. The former junior college safety began his college career with the Georgia Bulldogs before finishing his final two years of eligibility with Mississippi’s version of the bulldogs. He brings that bulldog trait to the playing field.Described as a “throwback” safety, Abram’s game is passionate and relentless, attributes the Packers’ defense could benefit from. He brings a thump to any and all ballcarriers and learned to harness that physicality enough to better avoid personal foul penalties as a senior. Although his aggressiveness has led to blown coverages on occasion, notably a long touchdown pass against Iowa in the Outback Bowl, Abram improved greatly with experience. A major issue of the Packers’ deep half of the secondary was tackling this past season and Abram would shore up that area of weakness immediately as one of the draft’s best tacklers from the safety position.On top of his intensity, Abram has been a playmaker, totaling 14 tackles for a loss, five sacks, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions over his two seasons in Starkville. He was in position for several more interceptions in 2018, coming up just shy on a few occasions. But when the Bulldogs needed a third down stop or a sure tackle on a screen pass, Abram usually came through and showed the ability to shed through blockers on the outside. For a team like Green Bay, which tied for 29th in the NFL in takeaways in 2018, Abram’s ability to find the ball would be a welcome addition.Abram’s versatility may be of most significant interest to Green Bay. In recent seasons https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Davon-House-Jersey , the Packers have employed safeties at inside linebacker on passing downs to gain an advantage in coverage. His physicality would be a great fit in the box for the Packers, especially against tight ends. Green Bay could also line Abram up in the slot, where he has been a dangerous blitzer as a senior and held his own against top receivers. Against Alabama, Misssissippi State used Abram in the slot against Jerry Jeudy and he held the Crimson Tide’s standout to just six catches for 45 yards, his second-lowest output of the season. Abram’s ability to line up in man coverage in the slot and outside when needed, in addition to safety and potentially linebacker, would give the Packers the tremendous versatility they covet.Abram’s play in 2018 has made him a surefire pick in the draft’s first two days and many are beginning to take notice.While Abram still has coverage skills he needs to work on, a good showing at the Combine could vault him into late first-round consideration and the territory of Green Bay’s second pick of the round. A very vocal team player with leadership skills and experience in the SEC, Abram would bring a swagger to the game that the Packers need now more than ever. While he may not be the free roamer that the Packers must also address at safety, he is the kind of in-the-box safety that they hoped Josh Jones and Kentrell Brice would become.Green Bay could look many directions with its first-round selections, but Abram could fill several schematic positions as soon as next year and provide much-needed stability at safety for years to come.