Last offseason, the Green Bay Packers completely changed their safety room. They let go of their underperforming veterans at the position, signed Xavier McKinney, and drafted three rookies: Javon Bullard, Evan Williams, and Kitan Oladapo.
This offseason, there is plenty of reason to think that they will do something similar with the cornerback position. While Carrington Valentine and Keisean Nixon will mostly likely return next season after solid years in 2024, the futures of Jaire Alexander and Eric Stokes are in doubt. The former publicly stated he did not know if he would be back in 2025 and the latter will be a free agent at the start of the new league year.
Regardless of who returns and who leaves, the fact of the matter is that Green Bay needs better depth at the cornerback position. And it seems as if they have their eye on a Wisconsin Badgers star who has entered the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Green Bay Packers Appear Interested in Wisconsin Badgers Cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean
According to Easton Butler of Packer Report, Green Bay sent a scout to the Hula Bowl, the college football All-Star game that allows seniors to showcase their talents for the NFL and other professional football leagues. One of the players that scout met with was Badgers cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean.
Wisconsin DB Nyzier Fourqurean met with 13 teams at the Hula Bowl, and briefly talked to a Packers scout, who loved his tape. pic.twitter.com/pi3c3AeF9S
— Easton Butler (@Easton__Butler) January 19, 2025
Last year, Fourqurean had 51 tackles, one interception, and five passes defended in his second season with the Badgers.
The Scouting Report on Nyzier Fourqurean
Heading into the 2024 Badgers season, Daniel Harms of The Draft Network had the following to say about the Wisconsin star cornerback:
“Listed at 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, Fourqurean has good NFL size/frame with decent arm length that he uses to press/jam receivers off the line when given the chance. He throws off timing in quick game but should use his physicality more to disrupt release packages. A smart football player, he sees route combinations unfold and keeps the quarterback in eyesight. His backpedal is inconsistent but shows enough good reps with square shoulders and hip sink to suggest it’s an area he can improve.
“He does a good job of reacting to receivers in the stem and staying in the hip pocket as a man coverage defender and responds quickly to throws to close for the tackle. He is a conscious tackler and partaker in the run game; he will not shy away from physicality. He showcased ball skills in DII with his 14 pass breakups with four interceptions in 2022.”
Harms does say, though, that Fourqurean is inconsistent and does need to improve at the top of routes. He also pointed to how he does not necessarily play very well in zone coverage.
Again, this was the scouting report on Fourqurean going into 2024, and Harms had him listed as a possible Day Three pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. It will be interesting to see if he has improved his standing since then.
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