Coco was the lone undrafted free agent to make Green Bay’s initial 53-man roster last season

Former Northwestern State cornerback William Hooper’s agency let the world know that the defensive back had turned a successful tryout into a roster spot at the Green Bay Packers’ rookie minicamp  over the weekend. Apparently, he wasn’t the only standout in May’s practices. The Packers announced on Monday  that the team had made two more additions from rookie minicamp tryouts: long snapper Boughton Hatcher (Old Dominion) and defensive lineman Antonio Moultrie (Miami.)


In a corresponding roster move, the team has let go long snapper Jack Coco, who was the team’s starting long snapper in 2022 after taking the job from 2021 starter Jack Wirtel. Coco was originally a tryout player in last year’s rookie minicamp and was the only undrafted free agent rookie to make it through final cuts in Green Bay in 2022.


Now, Hatcher and Matt Orzech — signed from the Los Angeles Rams this offseason  — will battle it out for the starting job in 2023. This should mark the fourth season in a row that the Packers have landed on a different starting long snapper.


Hooper is a three-time All-Southland cornerback who ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash during his pro day. Initially, the plan for Hooper was to try out for both the Packers and Buffalo Bills  (starting May 11th), but his signing means that he’ll stick around in Green Bay for a little longer than he originally planned.


Moultrie actually was a Second-Team All-Conference USA pass-rusher who transferred from UAB to Miami in 2022. Listed at 6’4” and 275 pounds as a defensive lineman, Moultrie will likely join the 3-4 outside linebacker unit that has already seen an addition in Nigeria’s Kenneth Odumegwu  over the last week. In his five years in the NCAA, after a one-year stint in junior college, Moultrie was able to record 130 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in college.


Due to the fact that undrafted free agent signing Christian Morgan (safety, Baylor) has apparently not actually inked a deal with the Packers, for whatever reason, Green Bay should have one available roster spot left on the team following the release of Coco. General manager Brian Gutekunst stated in his post-draft presser that the team wouldn’t close the door on the re-signings of kicker Mason Crosby and safety Adrian Amos, whose numbers haven’t been assigned to any of the 90 players currently on the roster, but reports have stated that the organization has moved on from tight end Marcedes Lewis  — who remains a free agent.




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justis.mosqueda wrote:

We already drafted Cocos replacement in the 7th round ;)

Originally Posted by: Mucky Tundra 

Interesting, do long snappers usually do much blocking? Genuine question as I don't pay much attention to special teams. Looks like Coco has about 50 pounds on DuBose. It would be neat to see someone with 4.57 speed act as a sort of centerfield gunner.

 

Originally Posted by: earthquake 

If memory serves me correctly (and I'm extremely tired so might be mistaken) but I believe the Packers lost a playoffs game to the 49ers because the LS/STs OGs failed to block for the punter...

I'm not saying they need to be starting OL quality, but they need to be able to handle a basic physical bullrush from a starting DL... and not get pushed into the kicker/punters way or allow the DL into their way.

Originally Posted by: beast