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Ten biggest winners and losers from Day 2 of 2017 NFL Draft

Day 2 2017 NFL Draft, Rick Smith

Winner: Packers land serious talent to bolster defensive secondary

Josh Jones

If we had to highlight one thing that crippled Green Bay’s playoff run last year it would have to be its defensive secondary. A defense that ranked No. 31 overall in 2016 got absolutely abused when it went up against Matt Ryan, Julio Jones and Co. in the NFC Championship Game. Then the Packers lost their best defensive back in free agency when safety Micah Hyde bolted to Buffalo.

Needless to say, the Packers desperately needed to upgrade their secondary. And they did — in a major way no less.

Landing Washington’s Kevin King (the last guy left in the green room) with the No. 33 overall pick, Green Bay landed a first-round talent in Round 2. Then, 28 picks later, they landed Hyde’s replacement in N.C. State’s Josh Jones — a guy who might be the second-best pure cover safety in the draft class behind Malik Hooker.

These two players have a chance to step into Green Bay’s starting defense from Week 1 and become impact players.

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