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All-Time Green Bay Packers draft busts: Defense

By Ralph Mancini

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Jun 11, 2013; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers defensive end Jerel Worthy works out during organized team activities at Clarke Hinkle Field in Green Bay. Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 11, 2013; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers defensive end Jerel Worthy works out during organized team activities at Clarke Hinkle Field in Green Bay. Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

DE Jerel Worthy

2nd Rd. (51) 2012

What the Packers tried to accomplish with the once promising Big Ten product was the equivalent of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

Jerel Worthy was a 308-pound one-gap lineman who was a better fit in a 4-3 alignment. His major strength was anticipating the snap, which is fantastic if you’re a situational pass rusher.

But what the Packers needed from him was power and the ability to get some push even against double-teams when necessary. Worthy never mastered the art of shedding blocks and was traded to New England only two years after he was drafted.

Career statistics

Games Fumbles Sacks & Tackles
Year Age Tm GS FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Tkl Ast
2012 22 GNB 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.5 11 3
2013 23 GNB 0
2014 24 KAN
2015 25 BUF 0
Career 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.5 11 3
2 yrs GNB 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.5 11 3
1 yr BUF 0

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/27/2016.

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