Packers’ Defense Will Hinge on PFF’s Rookie to Watch, X-Factor

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The Green Bay Packers will need major contributions from two newcomers to fix their biggest defensive weakness.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – If it’s true that defense wins championships, is the Green Bay Packers’ defense ready to compete at a championship level?

A second-round pick by the Giants in 2020, McKinney has stayed healthy for two of his four seasons. He was terrific in 2021, when he set a career high with five interceptions, and 2023, when he had three interceptions and career highs of 11 passes defensed and 116 tackles. “His prowess in a single-high alignment is an ideal match for Jeff Hafley’s defense,” they wrote. “McKinney’s presence should improve a secondary that has struggled to cover the middle of the field.”

At linebacker, the move to Hafley’s 4-3 defense and the release of De’Vondre Campbell necessitated a marquee addition at the position. Enter Cooper, an athletic playmaker at Texas A&M who made several plays in the backfield during OTAs.

 

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