GM Brian Gutekunst would spend big bucks in free agency to bring in EDGE rushers Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith, as well as safety Adrian Amos. Then in the draft, the Packers would spend the 12th overall pick on EDGE rusher Rashan Gary and trade up to grab safety Darnell Savage.
While all five of these players will likely be huge factors in 2019, it is second-year inside linebacker Oren Burks that can solidify this Packers’ defense as a dominant unit this upcoming season.
Drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft out of Vanderbilt, Burks was off to a promising start last summer before a shoulder injury would cause him to miss the final two preseason games as well as the first two games of the regular season.