Green Bay Packers: Citizen GM grades the 2015 draft class

North squad defensive corner Quinten Rollins of Miami (Ohio) (22). Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports

Quinten Rollins … a true hybrid

Round Two – S/CB Quinten Rollins – B+

Hybrid safety/corner Quinten Rollins was more of a head scratcher in the second round than was Damarious Randall in the first; not because of a drop in talent, but merely because the Packers had already spent a high draft pick on cornerback depth and had glaring needs at linebacker.

Having been a college basketball star, Rollins decided to try his hand at football his senior year in college. With that, all the highlights available to show after his high pick in round two – were basketball jump shots.

A second “project” in two rounds made Packers fans uncomfortable with where this draft was heading, as quality inside linebackers came off the boards quickly.

Many experts remarked at how talented Rollins is as an athlete and a football player. Ted Thompson has a knack for finding “football players” and turning them into stars at positions in which they were never fluent.

Last season’s acquisition of Julius Peppers showed that thoroughly.

Always having been used in a 4-3 scheme, Peppers was given the opportunity to roam around the defense a little in a stand-up “elephant” role in which he thrived. ‘

Seeing the potential of a man is what sets Thompson apart from other GMs.

Both Rollins and Randall are projects that the Packers will need to work on. However, both have a good chance to supplant slot corner Casey Hayward for a full-time cornerback role, or an even better shot at contributing in a specialty rotation at the position for the first year.

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