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Green Bay Packers select linebacker Kyler Fackrell in third round of 2016 NFL Draft

The Green Bay Packers pass rush just got another big body with 6-foot-5, 245-pound linebacker Kyler Fackrell out of Utah State.

Fackrell was selected with the Packers’ third-round selection. He is an excellent athlete with a ton of potential as a pass rusher. An ACL tear in 2014 could have resulted in him dropping to the bottom of the second day. Here’s what NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein had to say about Fackrell:

“When it comes to the length and athleticism teams will look for off the edge, Fackrell will be one of the poster boys.