The Green Bay Packers had another strong NFL draft in 2015 and the team added a major sleeper in Ty Montgomery in the third round and they also may have found a long term backup and project to develop behind Aaron Rodgers after drafting Brett Hundley from UCLA and that could mean some major competition for Scott Tolzien moving forward as the backup quarterback.
The Packers rely on the draft over free agency to bring in players and they do it a bit more than other teams in the league. The Packers are a town-owned team and they can't spit out money as much as others and that is why hitting on players is so important. The team went defense in the first two rounds, taking Damarious Randall at safety and Quinten Rollins at cornerback. Montgomery comes in after playing at Stanford and he could be a major sleeper as a third round pick.
The Packers kept Randall Cobb in free agency to play behind Jordy Nelson and now Montgomery gives the team great depth at the position. Mike McCarthy likes Jeff Janis and James Abbrederis, but those players have not had the chance to get on the field much and now Montgomery could take advantage. Davante Adams is in as the third receiver, but Montgomery could push him during the summer and that adds another main weapon for Aaron Rodgers.
Montgomery was a four year player with the Cardinal at Stanford and he comes in after being a leader and one of the best route runners in the nation. Montgomery had only 15 touchdowns in four years, but that was more due to the way Stanford runs the ball so much. Over the last two seasons Montgomery has had 122 catches for over 1600 yards and during his college career he averaged 12 yards per catch. Montgomery could be a great slot option for Rodgers and he can step up if Cobb or Nelson go down with injuries.
The Packers made a surprise move in the fifth round with the draft selection of Brett Hundley, as they obviously have a quarterback in Rodgers and a backup in Tolzien. Hundley was considered a mid-round pick and a QB project and now the Packers could look at Hundley as a future option. Many draft scouts say he needs years to develop anyway and that could make him a project for McCarthy. The team has Tolzien as the backup, but Hundley could develop into the backup and could be trade bait depending on how things go in a couple years.
Rodgers has been banged up before and two years ago he missed a bunch of games and adding as player like Hundley could be interesting for the Packers if that happens again. Hundley is a good athlete and he can run the ball quite a bit and now the Packers have the chance to develop him into a solid backup quarterback. The Packers took Randall in the first round and they think he can be a starter right away, while Hundley is going to be holding a clipboard for a while.
