GREEN BAY, Wis. How fast would Wisconsin linebacker Leo Chenal run at the NFL Scouting Combine?I gue s you guys will have to see, Chenal said earlier this week. I think people are projecting me at 4.7. All right, I gue s well just have to see.Chenal didnt run his 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds. He didnt run it in 4.6, either.Instead, he ran his 40 in 4.53 seconds, seventh-fastest among this years linebackers. That time doesnt fully tell the story, though. At 6-foot-2 5/8, 250 pounds, he was one of the biggest linebackers at the Combine. Of the players who ran faster, Montanas Troy Anderson (4.42) weighed 243 pounds. Alabamas Christian Harris (4.44) weighed 226. Georgias Channing Tindall (4.47) weighed 230. Penn States Brandon Smith (4.52) weighed 250. Oklahoma States Malcolm Rodriguez ( Adam Boqvist Jersey 4.52) weighed 232. Georgias Quay Walker (4.52) weighed 241. Moreover, only Tindall (42) beat Chenal (40.5) in the vertical jump. When you combine athleticism with size, Chenals workout was practically off the chart. , which dating to 1987.While those marks will be updated following the Badgers pro day on March 9, when Chenal presumably will take part in the 20-yard shuttle and three-cone drill, his speed and explosion have solidified his standing as a potential second-round pick.The Packers might have a ma sive need at inside linebacker depending on whether they can scrape together enough money to re-sign All-Pro DeVondre Campbell. Campbell changed the face of Green Bays defense in 2021 with his all-around brilliance and perhaps drove home the importance of a position the Packers had largely overlooked over the years. Scroll to ContinueOther than a third-round pick on Oren Burks on 2018 a huge mi s by general manager Brian Gutekunst, who traded up to get him the Packers have gotten by with Day 3 draft picks (Blake Martinez was a fourth-round hit in 2016), late-round/undrafted prospects (like Krys Barnes in 2020) or veteran retreads (Antonio Morrison in 2018, B.J. Goodson in 2019, Christian Kirksey in 2020 and Campbell in 2021).To say the Packers were fortunate to land Campbell would be the understatement of the century. A couple years ago, he was a free agent and ended up signing with Arizona, Gutekunst said. We were very interested in him at that time and it didnt work out with him financially. This past year, it was no different Keith Magnuson Jersey . With the pandemic and salary cap challenges that we had, we were kind of limited to what we could do. I didnt expect him to move through free agency like he did and be available at the end there. I give our scouting staff a lot of credit to keep being in touch and making sure they were very aware that we still wouldve liked him here. When the time came for when he was going to make a decision, I think he looked at our situation and realized it was a pretty good one for him, and it obviously couldnt have worked out better. The season he had, Im so impre sed with the person and the player, and he just made a world of difference for defense. Were very optimistic and hopeful to get him back into the fold.Given Green Bays financial restrictions, that wont be easy. That could put Chenal in play in this years draft.Playing in the attacking 3-4 scheme coordinated by Jim Leonhard who coach Matt LaFleur wanted to run Green Bays defense Chenal had a ma sive final season of 115 tackles, which included eight sacks and 18.5 tackles for lo ses. He added two forced fumbles. He didnt break up any pa ses, partially because Leonhard consistently had him working downhill rather than backward. While the coverage phase could be a work in progre s, its easy to see Chenal Jordan Schroeder Jersey being an immediate contributor to the rush not unlike how Dallas used first-round pick Micah Parsons in 2021.We like to change it up a lot, Chenal said of the Badgers defense. A lot of the sacks that I had this year actually weren't intended blitzes. They were kind of like reactionary things that our position coach taught us. Like, if we get a certain look, let's go. It wasn't just like automatic. We improved towards the middle of the regular season on getting to the quarterback that way. 7. CB Kevin KingGM Brian Gutekunst re-signed King to a one-year, $5 million contract last offseason. It was an insurance policy just in case he couldnt find a starting cornerback in the draft. He did with Eric Stokes, then struck gold with Rasul Douglas. King started his first six games shockingly, he mi sed five games due to injuries in a six-game span then barely played down the stretch once the team settled on Stokes, Douglas and Chandon Sullivan as its best trio. King played in 51 of 81 games in five seasons. After picking off five pa ses and breaking up 15 in 2019, he had one interception and eight pa ses defensed in 21 games the last two years. Presumably, that will close the book on the teams first pick of the 2017 draft other than his lingering cap hits ($750,000 per year through 2025) and the painful reminders every time T.J. Watt sacks the quarterback. 6. ILB Oren BurksIn 2018, the Packers traded their fourth- and fifth-round selections to grab Burks. Oops. Graham Knott Jersey In four seasons, he started seven games and recorded 84 tackles. Billed as a new-age linebacker after starting his career at Vanderbilt as a safety, he didnt break up a single pa s in four seasons. This year, he recorded a career-high 32 tackles and finished second on the team with eight stops on special teams. 5. OLB Whitney MercilusA change of scenery brought the best out of the 31-year-old Mercilus. In six games that included 110 pa s-rushing snaps with Houston, he had two sacks and five pre sures. In four games that included 80 pa s-rushing snaps with Green Bay, he had one sack and 10 pre sures. Of 144 edge rushers with at least Mercilus number of rushes, Rashan Gary was second, Preston Smith was 17th and Mercilus was 36th in PFFs pa s-rush win percentage. Hell turn 32 before training camp. Hed be a nice No. 3 if the Packers release ZaDarius Smith but keep Preston Smith. 4. DT Tyler LancasterThe Packers defensive line depth is almost nonexistent. Pro Bowler Kenny Clark is the standout. He was joined in the starting lineup throughout the season by Dean Lowry, who had a career-high five sacks but could be released to save $4.08 million of cap space. Kingsley Keke started eight games but was released late in the season. That leaves Lancaster, who started three games, fifth-round rookie TJ Slaton, who showed some potential in 15 snaps per game, and Jack Heflin, who Brent Seabrook Jersey barely played as an undrafted rookie. Can the Packers do better than Lancaster? Of course. But someone needs to play. 3. CB Chandon SullivanIf the Packers cant afford Rasul Douglas, then Sullivan would be a budget-friendly th