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Round 1 Pick 29 Eric Stokes  CB  Georgia   Stokes is a 6-1, 190 pound, extremely fast defensive back who more than held his own in the competitive Southeastern Conference.   He went up against top flight receivers from LSU’s Justin Jefferson who lit up a rookie season with the Vikings to his LSU counterpart Ja’Mar Chase, the first receiver off the board this weekend.  Throw in Alabama’s tandem of Heisman winner DeVontae Smith and Jaylen Waddle, also top 10 picks, and Stokes is ready for what the NFL has to offer.   He has a very good chance to be on the field a lot this fall for...

Round 1 Pick 29 Eric Stokes  CB  Georgia   Stokes is a 6-1, 190 pound, extremely fast defensive back who more than held his own in the competitive Southeastern Conference.   He went up against top flight receivers from LSU’s Justin Jefferson who lit up a rookie season with the Vikings to his LSU counterpart Ja’Mar Chase, the first receiver off the board this weekend.  Throw in Alabama’s tandem of Heisman winner DeVontae Smith and Jaylen Waddle, also top 10 picks, and Stokes is ready for what the NFL has to offer.   He has a very good chance to be on the field a lot this fall for...

Round 1 Pick 29 Eric Stokes  CB  Georgia   Stokes is a 6-1, 190 pound, extremely fast defensive back who more than held his own in the competitive Southeastern Conference.   He went up against top flight receivers from LSU’s Justin Jefferson who lit up a rookie season with the Vikings to his LSU counterpart Ja’Mar Chase, the first receiver off the board this weekend.  Throw in Alabama’s tandem of Heisman winner DeVontae Smith and Jaylen Waddle, also top 10 picks, and Stokes is ready for what the NFL has to offer.   He has a very good chance to be on the field a lot this fall for...

By Mike Leischner Green Bay Packers CLEVELAND, OH (WSAU) — The Green Bay Packers made six selections on the final day of the 2021 first-year player draft in Cleveland on Saturday. Players who will now begin their careers in the green and gold include: Royce Newman (Round 4, pick 142)- OL, Ole Miss T.J. Slaton (Round 5, pick 173)- DL, Florida Shemar Jean-Charles (Round 5, pick 178)- DB, Appalachian State (NC) Cole Van Lanen (Round 6, pick 214)- OL, Wisconsin (Green Bay native) Isaiah McDuffie (Round 6, pick 220)- LB, Boston College Kylin Hill (Round 7, pick 256)- RB, Mississippi S...

Do you think Cole Van Lanen is going to move back in with his parents? Ryan: He might as well, at least for the time being, until he gets his first pro check. Hard to beat that short of a commute to work. And if mom and dad are covering the grocery bill for a 6-foot-4, 300 pound lineman, you can’t give that up... Belz: He might as well for a few months. Nothing like a 10-minute commute to and from work. Overall, that is a perfect landing spot for him though. The Packers are in desperate need of lineman, and like the Badgers they cross-train them to play multiple positions. Van Lanen could h...