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5 sleepers worthy of Packers’ attention in NFL Draft

By Rucker Haringey

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst during the NFL Scouting Combine on February 27, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 27: Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst during the NFL Scouting Combine on February 27, 2019 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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MORGANTOWN, WV – OCTOBER 25: David Sills V #13 of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts after a first down in the first half against the Baylor Bears at Mountaineer Field on October 25, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV – OCTOBER 25: David Sills V #13 of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts after a first down in the first half against the Baylor Bears at Mountaineer Field on October 25, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

2. David Sills V

Sills was a highly productive receiver during his collegiate career at West Virginia. The question is whether or not he has enough speed to get open on the outside against NFL cornerbacks. His 40-yard-dash time of 4.57 at the Combine wasn’t awful, but it didn’t do much to help his stock either.

Any team that expects to draft Sills and play him exclusively as a flanker is bound to be disappointed. He doesn’t have the speed or agility to create consistent separation there.

He does, however, have a real knack for high pointing the football and making tough catches in traffic. If you imagine him as a quasi tight end that you can flank out in the slot then he becomes much more interesting as a player.

Putting him on the field with Jimmy Graham would make the Packers offense really difficult to defend. Sills might end up as a bit of a specialist in Green Bay, but that’s the sort of pick you can afford to make on Day Three. Giving Rodgers a tall receiver who can make plays in the red zone is always a good plan for the Packers.

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