BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green senior defensive lineman Karl Brooks (Lansing, Mich.) was selected by the Green Bay Packers during Saturday's sixth round of the National Football Draft. Brooks was the 179th overall pick and the first defensive lineman from Bowling Green since Chris Jones was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Brooks is the first Falcon drafted by the Packers since 1984 when Mark Emans was taken in the 12th round. Brooks is the fourth Falcon all-time to be drafted by the Packers.