With their first selection in round six of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers looked to their own backyard — quite literally — by selecting Wisconsin Badgers and former Bay Port High School offensive tackle Cole Van Lanen.
But with the 220th pick of the draft, the Packers went back East, grabbing a player from Boston College for the second straight draft. This time it is linebacker Isaiah McDuffie, a small but speedy linebacker.
At 6-foot-1 and 227 pounds, McDuffie fits the modern mold of an agile linebacker, running his 40-yard dash in a reported 4.