GREEN BAY – Rather than wait until the first pick of Day 3 to make their next selection, the Packers decided to make a move for a player late on Day 2.
Trading the first pick of the fourth round (No. 101 overall) and a fifth-rounder (No. 147) to Carolina, Green Bay moved up 13 spots to No. 88 in the third round and selected linebacker Oren Burks of Vanderbilt.
Originally a safety, Burks (6-3, 233) converted to a hybrid safety-linebacker and then to inside linebacker over his last two years for the Commodores.
In 2017, Burks set a career high with 82 total tackles, including seven for loss, a sack and an interception. It was the fifth interception of his college career.
