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NFL Draft: Early Look at 32-Team Round 1 Mock for 2017

By Peter Panacy

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dedrick Mills (26) scores a rushing touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores linebacker Zach Cunningham (41) and cornerback Tre Herndon (31) in the third quarter of their game at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Yellow Jackets won 38-7. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Dedrick Mills (26) scores a rushing touchdown against Vanderbilt Commodores linebacker Zach Cunningham (41) and cornerback Tre Herndon (31) in the third quarter of their game at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Yellow Jackets won 38-7. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

49. . Outside Linebacker. Green Bay Packers. Zach Cunningham. 28. player

The Green Bay Packers could use some help from the edge, and it seems as if every year, they’re looking for the next front-seven project to mold into defensive coordinator Dom Capers’ defense.

Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham may not be an ideal fit for a 3-4 defense. But his 6-foot-3, 230-pound frame gives Capers the flexibility to move him to the inside if necessary.

Consider this — the Packers have a good deal of linebackers entering the prime of their careers. And yet the defense is still needing players to cover the intermediate passing areas in which Green Bay has been vulnerable.