A disappointing performance at the NFL Scouting Combine and a previous hip injury might have provided the Green Bay Packers with a chance to take a Day 2 talent at edge rusher on Day 3 of the draft. The team selected South Carolina’s Kingsley Enagbare at No. 179 overall in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Enagbare, who produced 14 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks over the 2020 and 2021 seasons, has long arms (34 3/4″), violent hands and a powerful play style as an edge-setter and pass-rusher. He’ll have a chance to step in and immediately contribute as a rotational edge rusher behind Rashan Gary and Preston Smith.
In a best-case scenario, the 22-year-old Enagbare would replicate some of the things Za’Darius Smith provided the Packers defensive front as a powerful and versatile rusher.
