A Scout’s Take on the Early Draft Strategy of the Packers

January 18, 2014   ·   Bob Fox   ·   Jump to comments

I had another opportunity on Friday to talk with scout Chris Landry on the Steve Duemig show. Chris is certainly one of the very best in the business in regards to both NFL and college football.
I wanted to get his take on a few items. First, Landry talked about two safeties who will be coming out in this year's NFL draft—Calvin Pryor of Louisville and Ed Reynolds of Stanford.
Both are very similar size-wise. Pryor is a better player, runs a little bit better. You know, you certainly get good value with Reynolds. You can get him a little bit later. Remember about safeties, you'll see a few guys, you saw it with [Mark] Barron, I think there's some guys who can go early, but for the most part you can get those guys a little later. They're a little under-valued, so you can get them a little later.
In my most recent mock draft, I had the Packers selecting Pryor in the first round. Just prior to that mock draft, I also did a piece regarding the top safeties in this...

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