GREEN BAY, Wis.– The Green Bay Packers said Wednesday they have actually signed Utah State quarterback Jordan Love and Boston College running back A.J. Dillon, their top 2 draft picks.
Green Bay offered the Miami Dolphins a fourth-round draft option to go up 4 areas in the preliminary and take Love 26th total in the April draft. The Packers picked Dillon at No. 62.
Both choices were somewhat unexpected because the Packers currently have two-time MVP Aaron Rodgers at quarterback and Aaron Jones at running back. Jones connected Tennessees Derrick Henry for the NFL lead in touchdown runs (16) and matched Carolinas Christian McCaffrey for top place in overall goals (19) last season.
Love is thought about the eventual successor evident to the 36-year-old Rodgers. Dillon provides some insurance with Jones agreement set to expire in 2021.
Love was the first offending player the Packers have actually prepared in the preliminary given that the group took Mississippi States Derek Sherrod with the 32nd overall pick in 2011. Love threw 32 goal passes and just 6 interceptions for Utah State in 2018, though he followed that up by producing 20 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions in 2015.
Dillon rushed for 4,382 lawns and 38 touchdowns in his three-year college career, consisting of 1,685 yards and 14 scores last season.
The Packers also revealed Wednesday that coronavirus concerns will avoid them from making their yearly summer season journey to St. Norbert College, which had hosted the gamers for training school considering that 1958.
Green Bay rather will have its whole training school operations at Lambeau Field. Housing arrangements are still being settled.
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