Some assumed that when the Green Bay Packers elected not to select an inside linebacker on Days 1 or 2 of the 2015 NFL draft, their chance of finding an every-down contributor disappeared as well.
"Ted Thompson is clearly comfortable with what still appears a shallow group of inside linebackers," USA Today's Nate Davis wrote, ranking the Packers' draft 28th of 32.
"Ryan can be pretty good, but they could have looked at a 3-4 inside linebacker earlier," wrote Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News.
Fourth-round selection Jake Ryan could prove them wrong.