The Green Bay Packers and the 31 other NFL teams all want one thing: good football players who are big, fast and explosive athletes. It’s the reason why every team congregates in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine every year. And it’s why tracking the athleticism of draft prospects is such an important part of the evaluation puzzle.
The Packers have been one of the most strict teams in terms of using athletic performance as a foundational part of the pre-draft process. While the team probably doesn’t use Kent Lee Platte’s Relative Athletic Score (RAS) metric, you can bet the Packers have something close to it based on previous draft history.
Here are the top performers (8.0 RAS or higher) by position from the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine:
Quarterback
Anthony Richardson, Florida: 10.0
Clayton Tune, Houston: 9.72
Tyson Bagent, Shepherd: 9.15
Tanner McKee, Stanford: 8.69
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Jordan Love (8.43)
Running back
Deneric Prince, Mississippi, 9.84
Bijan Robinson, Texas: 9.81
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA: 9.68
Chase Brown, Illinois: 9.62
Evan Hull, Northwestern: 9.18
Camerun Peoples, App. State: 8.75
Keaton Mitchell, East Carolina: 8.53
Roschon Johnson, Texas: 8.09
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: A.J. Dillon (9.15), Dexter Williams (8.13), Kylin Hill (7.28)
Wide receiver
Bryce Ford-Wheaton, West Virginia: 9.96
Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss: 9.93
Andrei Iosias, Princeton: 9.92
Matt Landers, Arkansas: 9.91
Rashee Rice, SMU: 9.65
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee: 9.56
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee: 9.46
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State: 9.39
Michael Wilson, Stanford: 9.34
A.T. Perry, Wake Forest: 9.24
Justin Shorter, Florida, 9.23
Marvin Mims Jr, Oklahoma: 9.13
Elijah Higgins, Stanford: 8.99
Joseph Ngata, Clemson: 8.72
Tre Tucker, Cincinnati: 8.35
Tyler Scott, Cincinnati: 8.30
Grant DuBose, Charlotte: 8.12
Antonie Green, UNC: 8.05
Michael Jefferson, Louisana: 8.0
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Christian Watson (9.96), Equaniemous St. Brown (9.85), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (9.26), J’Mon Moore (8.43)
Tight end
Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion: 10.0
Luke Musgrave, Oregon State: 9.95
Darnell Washington, Georgia: 9.85
Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan: 9.75
Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State: 9.58
Sam LaPorta, Iowa: 9.26
Will Mallory, Miami: 9.19
Brenton Strange, Penn State: 8.92
Josh Whyle, Cincinnati: 8.86
Davis Allen, Clemson: 8.77
Blake Whiteheart, Wake Forest: 8.21
Payne Durham, Purdue: 8.18
Michael Mayer, Notre Dame: 8.08
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Jace Sternberger (5.17), Josiah Deguara (8.49 as FB)
Offensive line
OT
Blake Freeland, BYU: 9.82
Earl Bostick Jr, Kansas: 9.58
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland: 9.46
Darnell Wright, Tennessee: 9.45
Broderick Jones, Georgia: 9.44
Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion: 9.10
Wanya Morris, Oklahoma: 8.83
Cody Mauch, NDSU: 8.77
Peter Skoronski, Northwestern: 8.65
Ryan Hayes, Michigan: 8.28
John Ojukwu, Boise State: 8.11
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma: 8.08
OG
Jon Gaines II, UCLA: 9.95
Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan: 9.93
Braeden Daniels, Utah: 9.65
Anthony Bradford, LSU: 9.56
Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon: 9.34
C
Luke Wypler, Ohio State: 8.52
Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas: 8.44
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Zach Tom (9.59), Elgton Jenkins (9.33), Royce Newman (8.72), Jon Runyan (8.47), Cole Van Lanen (8.46)
Edge rusher
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwester: 9.85
YaYa Diaby, Louisville: 9.85
DJ Johnson, Oregon: 9.35
Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame: 9.32
Derick Hall, Auburn: 9.23
Lukas Van Ness, Iowa: 9.22
Nolan Smith, Georgia: 9.21
Bryon Young, Tennessee: 9.0
Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice: 8.78
Tavius Robinson, Ole Miss: 8.76
Robert Beal Jr, Georgia: 8.51
Isaiah McGuire, Missouri: 8.26
Habukkuk Baldonado, Pitt: 8.08
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Rashan Gary (9.95), Jonathan Garvin (8.97), Kingsley Enagbare (6.25)
Defensive line
Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma: 9.63
Gervon Dexter, Florida: 9.21
Bryan Bresee, Clemson: 9.07
Colby Wooden, Auburn: 9.01
Zacch Pickens, South Carolina: 8.97
Keenu Benton, Wisconsin: 8.65
Moro Ojomo, Texas: 8.56
Dante Stills, West Virginia: 8.44
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: James Looney (9.75), Devonte Wyatt (9.59), Kingsley Keke (7.98), TJ Slaton (7.96)
Linebacker
Jack Campbell, Iowa: 9.98
Trenton Simpson, Clemson: 9.86
Yasir Abdullah, Louisville: 9.47
Owen Pappoe, Auburn: 9.24
Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt: 9.05
Noah Sewell, Oregon: 9.04
Jeremy Banks, Tennessee: 8.93
Dorian Williams, Tulane: 8.54
DeMarvion Overshown, Texas: 8.51
Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech: 8.15
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Oren Burks (9.72), Ty Summers (9.71), Quay Walker (9.63), Isaiah McDuffie (7.32)
Cornerback
Deonte Banks, Maryland: 9.99
Christian Gonzalez, Oregon: 9.96
Riley Moss, Iowa: 9.89
Julius Brents, Kansas State: 9.82
Cory Trice Jr, Purdue: 9.78
Darius Rush, South Carolina: 9.73
Joey Porter Jr, Penn State: 9.63
Mehki Garner, LSU: 9.62
Kelee Ringo, Georgia: 9.61
Jakorian Bennett, Maryland: 9.58
Cam Smith, South Carolina: 9.57
Emmanuel Forbes, Miss. State: 9.32
Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford: 8.86
Tyrique Stevenson, Miami: 8.64
Jaylon Jones, Texas A&M: 8.51
Terrell Smith, Minnesota: 8.48
Cameron Mitchell, Northwestern: 8.23
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Jaire Alexander (9.53), Eric Stokes (9.37), Josh Jackson (9.26), Ka’dar Hollman (9.22)
Safety
Daniel Scott, Cal: 9.87
Sydney Brown, Illinois: 9.63
Chamarri Conner, Virginia Tech: 9.44
DJ Turner II, Michigan: 9.12
Anthony Johnson Jr, Iowa State: 9.11
Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State: 9.05
Jordan Battle, Alabama: 8.99
Jartavius Martin, Illinois: 8.95
Jay Ward, LSU: 8.02
Notables drafted by Packers since 2018: Tariq Carpenter (8.93), Darnell Savage (8.36)
Specialists
PK Michael Turk, Oklahoma: 8.70
Notables drafted by Packers: Hunter Bradley (9.03), JK Scott (8.53)
