Packers Select Cornerback Eric Stokes in 2021 NFL Draft, Round 1

With the 29th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select . . .

Eric Stokes, Georgia, Cornerback

MEASURABLES/PRO DAY:

6’0” 194, 4.29, 38.5″ vertical, 128″ broad, 6.96 three cone, 4.36 shuttle, 14 bench reps

CAREER NOTES:

Then-Georgia defensive coordinator Mel Tucker saw Stokes at a track meet and thought his speed would fit the Bulldogs’ secondary quite nicely. He ran a 10.39-second 100-meter dash in a state meet and also won the 200 meters that year. Stokes was also an excellent all-purpose…