Nick Perry and Clay Matthews will be the Week 1 starters, but assuming either will stay healthy for the entire season may raise a few eyebrows. Perry has never suited up for all 16 games, and Matthews has only done so three times in eight years.
If (or when) one, or both, of the Packers starters miss time, who is ready to step up? For Dom Capers’ defense to thrive in 2017, it will need to rely on the development of the roster’s young edge rushers.
All eyes are on fourth-round pick Vince Biegel, who was listed as one of the top mid-round gems of this draft class, according to Pro Football Focus‘ Steve Palazzolo:
“Wisconsin has been churning out productive edge defenders in recent years, and Biegel may be the best of the bunch.