The Green Bay Packers have traded back up into the third round of the NFL Draft to take LB Oren Burks from Vanderbilt.
Burks was on the 2017 Butkis Award watch list. That's a list of the top college football linebackers.
The commodore is a versatile player, playing different positions in three straight years. He played linebacker, hybrid safety-linebacker and free safety in college.
Burks is six-feet-three-inches tall and weighs 230 pounds.
Here's what Packers Director of Pro Personnel John Wojciechowski had to say about Burks:
“He’s an athelete. A very well rounded individual. High character. He comes from a good family that way.” @packers on Oren Burks. #NFLDraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
“He’s athletic. He’s going to be able to cover the field, side-to-side.” @packers #nfldraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
“He’s a young man. He’s going to be studying football full-time now. He’s going to be able to gain some weight.” @packers #NFLDraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
Here's what Burks had to say about being taken by the Packers:
“It’s been something I’ve been working towards my whole life.”
“Having it come to fruition is surreal.”
-Newest @Packers player LB Oren Burks. #NFLDraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
“I definitely think my best ball is ahead of me.”
“I’m excited to see what the next chapter holds.” @packers #nfldraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
“When I saw the Green Bay number, I just thought back to my visit and I honestly felt like home while I was there.” @packers #NFLDraft
— NBC26 News (@NBC26) April 28, 2018
