The Green Bay Packers have a nice developmental story to tell at the outside linebacker position. In 2018, the position was held down by the animated corpses of Clay Matthews and Nick Perry, who would suffer what was ultimately a career-ending knee injury. In the offseason, Brian Gutekunst would temporarily solve this problem by signing Preston and Za’Darius Smith in free agency. However, it’s hard to survive in the NFL with free agent edge rushers, so in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Packers also selected Rashan Gary with the 12th overall pick.
The Gary pick has paid considerable dividends already and with Gary anchoring the position, the remaining questions are all about depth.