Hopes are high for the Green Bay Packers defense after a successful first year coached by Jeff Hafley, largely thanks to the playmaking ability of their new safety, Xavier McKinney. After spending his first four seasons with the New York Giants, McKinney signed a lucrative deal to join the Packers and enjoyed a breakout season in which he finished second in the NFL with eight interceptions.
However, McKinney wasn’t the only member of Green Bay’s defense to succeed under Hafley. Before suffering an ankle injury late in the season, inside linebacker Quay Walker had been playing some of the best football of his career.