2021 Packers

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Looking ahead to imagine what the 2021 roster might look like.

What Free Agents will they be able to keep?
Who do they need to release to make cap room?
What position groups do they draft and what day of the draft for each group makes sense?
What does the roster look like pre-draft?

Free Agents Kept:
David Bakhtiari and Aaron Jones

Players released to create cap space:
Preston Smith - $8M
Dean Lowry - $3.3M
Rick Wagner - $4.25M
Christian Kirksy - $6M
Devon Funchess - $1.265M
Josh Jackson - $1.333M
Oren Burks - $.945M
ESB - $.85M
Cap savings - $25.943

Additional cap savings - early contract extension:
Davante Adams - $6M

Drafting:
WR - Day 1 or Day 2
DL - Day 1 or Day 2
ILB - Day 2
OT/C-G/CB/OLB/RB - Day 3

OFFENSE
QB: Rodgers, Boyle, Love
RB: A. Jones, Dillon, Ervin, Patrick, (add day 3 draft pick)
WR: Adams, Lazard, MVS, D. Shepherd, M. Taylor, (add day 1 or 2 draft pick)
TE: Tonyan, Sternberger, Deguara, Lovett
OL: (T) Bakhtiari, Turner, Nijman, (add day 3 draft pick). (G) Jenkins, Stepaniak, Runyan (C) Patrick, (C/G add day 3 draft pick)

DEFENSE (3-4) [If they bring in a new DC who runs a 4-3, this mix will need to change]
DL: Clark, Keke, Previlon, Lancaster, (add day 1 or 2 draft pick)
OLB: Z. Smith, Gary, Garvin, Scott, (add day 3 draft pick)
ILB: Martin, Barnes, D. Harris, (add day 2 draft pick)
CB: Alexander, Sullivan, Hollman, Ento, Samuels, (add day 3 draft pick)
S: Amos, Savage, Black, Scott

SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Scott
K: Crosby
LS:Bradley