Top five secondaries in the NFL right now

#5 Green Bay Packers

Rounding out the top five is the team has invested more draft capital into their secondary than any other team in the league recently. Over the last three years, the Green Bay Packers have used five combined first- and second-round picks to acquire help on the back-end. It started with Kevin King out of Washington, who they now like to use against big-bodied pass-catchers for the most part.

In 2018, they drafted two more corners in Louisville’s Jaire Alexander and Iowa’s Josh Jackson. While Jackson’s lack of pure speed has made Green Bay try him out at safety and be a special teams contributor primarily, Alexander truly is the star of the bunch. I had him as my 12th overall prospect because of what a fluid athlete he is and the fact I thought he could be a true shutdown corner, which through his short time in the league he has pretty much developed into already. This year the Pack selected Maryland safety Darnell Savage, who was another one of my favorite prospects out because he just flies around the field like a missile and you almost hold your breath whenever he is around the field. The additions of the Smith brothers upfront to revitalize that pass rush has been crucial, but what could make this defense special is that backfield, now also with former Bear Adrian Amos to give them a veteran presence and consistently good play.

Mike Pettine loves to bring pressure in all varieties and mix up zone and man looks on the back-end. Now he has the crew to actually get it done.