3 Packers rookies turning heads immediately at training camp

2. Carrington Valentine, CB

There aren’t questions about the top of the Packers cornerback room right now. Barring something truly shocking or an injury, it’s going to be Jaire Alexander, Rasul Douglas and Keisean Nixon as the starting corners in nickel defensive sets with the latter in the slot. Behind that group, once Eric Stokes clears the PUP list, he’s projected to be the fourth cornerback with this position group.

Beyond that quartet, however, the jobs are up for grabs in Green Bay training camp. And to this point, seventh-round rookie Carrington Valentine is making a strong case that he should be on the 53-man roster and a depth piece for this defense at corner.

Despite being selected in the final round of the draft, the former Kentucky Wildcats standout made an impression on head coach Matt LaFleur and fans alike during OTAs earlier in the offseason. That hasn’t stopped with the start of training camp, though.

Valentine, as noted by Paul Bretl of Packers Wire, has been one of the biggest overall winners of camp to this point, starting out in OTAs working with the third team defense and making his way into the fourth cornerback on the depth chart in camp with Stokes out on the PUP list.

The rookie has a ton of length and has proven he knows how to use it, particularly matching up well in one-on-one drills and situations where he’s been one of the top performers in coverage. He’s ascended a great deal in the offseason, which should only continue with more experience and opportunities as he affirms himself as a draft steal.