30. Green Bay Packers -- Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA
Improving the middle of the defense will be a draft priority for general manager Ted Thompson. The Packers desperately need to find a starting inside linebacker. Kendricks would fit the profile. He was one of the most productive linebackers in college football the last two seasons, relying on his speed to coast sideline to sideline. He plays the game with the kind of nastiness that Green Bay’s defense has been lacking over the last four seasons.
Alternative: Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest