Burton stood out as a starter the last two seasons for Utah, making the All Mountain West second team in 2010. He’s skipping his senior season to enter the NFL and projects as a CB with a ton of raw talent that needs refinement though additional coaching.
Packers NFL Draft Preview
According to Hobbes: Packers Offseason Primer on the NFL Combine: Defensive Ends (Defensive Linemen)
Defensive Ends (Defensive Linemen): Here’s the seventh of a series of articles and first for the defense, looking specifically at the NFL combine and the Packers’ drafting tendencies. (Read here for the rationale for this series, here for quarterbacks, here for running backs, here for wide receivers, here for tight ends, here for offensive tackles and here for offensive interior linemen).
Packers Prospect Profile — DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State University
While not your classic speed rusher at defensive end, Heyward is an agile and explosive player for a man his size (6’5″, 295 pounds). His main strength, however, is rushing the passer with power. He’s strong in the upper body, and uses his hands well to disengaged blockers. This kind of power also makes Heyward a disruptive force against the run.
Packers Prospect Profile – LB Von Miller, Texas A&M
Von Miller enters the NFL draft as the consensus #1 linebacker and a lock to be drafted in the top 10.
Musings on the Packers and the 2011 NFL Draft from Pigskin Paul
Here are some various thoughts, observations and projections for late April based on my football intuition, a couple tidbits of “insider” information and a whole big dose of PIGSKIN PAUL logic.