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Green Bay Packers 2016 draft: Three who could be in Green & Gold

By Raymond Rivard

Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jake Coker (14) recovers his own fumble against Florida Gators defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard (90) during the first quarter of the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Coker would recover the fumble. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jake Coker (14) recovers his own fumble against Florida Gators defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard (90) during the first quarter of the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Coker would recover the fumble. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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projects the Green Bay Packers with their first round pick will select …

Jonathan Bullard, DE, Florida

Al Bracco, writing for Drafttek.com, provides this reasoning:

Jonathan Bullard

Three years after the Packers’ selection of Datone Jones in RD1, he has not progressed much past situational player (avg. 23 snaps per game). In an effort to get him more involved, the Packers actually used him some at OLB later in the season. My feeling is it’s time to try again to find an impact player up front and the value at #27 in this draft is likely to be on the defensive line. Enter Jonathan Bullard, owner of an almost-elite first step, often using it to fly by offensive linemen who are not ready for it. Bullard is strong at the point of attack, holding his own against double-teams. While his bread and butter is as a run-stopper, he has shown some improvement this year as a pass rusher (6.5 sacks).

Lombardiave.com’s quick reactions: Watch the film on Bullard and you will see quickness and explosion … something that Green Bay Packers fans have not seen from their defensive line (with the exception of Mike Daniels) in the recent past. Bringing a player like Bullard to Green Bay could be a big first step in creating a run-stopping defense that would help not only the linebackers, but the defensive backfield.

Career statistics

Tackles Def Int Fumbles
Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
*2012 Florida SEC FR DL 14 13 27 5.0 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Florida SEC SO DL 11 19 14 33 2.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
*2014 Florida SEC JR DL 12 19 33 52 8.5 2.5 0 0 0 2 0 0
2015 Florida SEC SR DL 14 40 23 63 18.0 6.5 0 0 0 2 0 0
Career Florida 92 83 175 34.0 12.0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CFB: View Original Table
Generated 2/6/2016.

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