When the Green Bay Packers selected Eric Stokes with the 29th Overall pick in the draft, many analysts thought they reached. To many, Stokes was a late second round or early third round talent, and was behind multiple corners still on the board. Green Bay thought otherwise, and jumped on the opportunity to have Stokes.
In his 2 full seasons at Georgia, Stokes was a menace of pure athleticism. He was all over the field and was able to return 2 interceptions for scores and recorded 4 breakups and 20 tackles in his 2020 season.
He played all around in college, but should fit in well on the outside in the NFL to shut down any big play potential the Packers might face. Stokes won’t be asked to cover number one receivers, but will have to cover some high end talent on some talented offenses.
Eric Stokes is slightly undersized as a tackler, but fares well in both man and zone coverage. As long as he gets ample coaching from new Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry, and Defensive Backs coach Jerry Grey, Stokes could easily develop well alongside Jaire Alexander.
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