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GREEN BAY, Wis. β With sure-handed Robert Tonyan and ageless blocker Marcedes Lewis scheduled to be free agents, the Green Bay Packers could have a major need at tight end in the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Packers addressed that need in the first round of a two-round mock draft at NFL Draft Bible with Utahβs Dalton Kincaid. Kincaid is a familiar name in mock drafts, including with the first-round pick in this recent mock directed by a former NFL scout.
βKincaid lacks elite agility, burst, play strength, and speed, but his reliable hands, ball skills, savvy route running, improving blocking, and nonexistent fear of contact make him an attractive high-floor player,β reads a snippet of his scouting report.
The Packers have other major needs, including outside linebacker, with Rashan Garyβs torn ACL highlighting the lack of depth at a key position. To that end, Green Bay grabbed LSUβs B.J. Ojulari.
βAn extremely athletic 3-4 outside linebacker, Ojulari boasts an excellent first step and twitchy, sudden change-of-direction ability,β reads part of his Draft Bible scouting report. βAs a pass rusher, he can win with pure burst and stellar bend. That said, he has flashed a variety of hand moves and creative counters. A true inside-outside threat thanks to his movement skills, Ojulari is long for his height and can win power rushes when he plays with proper pad level and gets into blockersβ frames.β
Listed by the school at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, Ojulari had seven sacks and 11.5 tackles for losses in 2021 and 5.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for losses in 2022.
Ojulari was given the coveted No. 18 jersey early in training camp.
βThe No. 18 is the player who brings all those traits of someone who leads in an extraordinary manner,β coach Brian Kelly said. βThe attention to detail, great focus, represents the program in a positive way in the classroom, in the community and on the field.
βHis teammates, coaches, and the entire staff believe B.J. Ojulari embodies what the number 18 represents. He carries our traits of excellence every day on and off the field.β
It was an honor he took seriously.
βI think the biggest thing is the way I carry myself on and off the field,β Ojulari said. βCharacter is a big thing for me. ... On the field, I'm all right, so I guess that contributed a little bit.β
Ojulari is the grandson of a Nigerian prince. As explained by The Advocate:
Olaniyi Osuntoki was a world-famous painter and musician who toured the globe. He changed his name to Prince Twins Seven-Seven, a name that recognized he was the only surviving child of his parents' seven sets of twins. Twins Seven-Seven may have been king if he had not died at 67 following a stroke in 2011.
His brother, Azeez Ojulari, played at Georgia and was a second-round pick by the Giants in 2021. In 24 games over two seasons, he has 13.5 sacks and four forced fumbles.
βMe and my brother play football, so itβs pretty cool to continue the name and the legacy of him,β B.J. Ojulari said. βEven though we donβt share his last name, itβs still a part of us, a big part of us. We like to carry that royalty in our character.β
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