Today, our NFC North preview focuses on the linebackers. To catch up on our divisional preview, you can read the following positional breakdowns:
(Note: Each team’s top five linebackers are listed, but the entire depth chart was considered in these rankings)
Clay Matthews gets all of the press in this linebacking corps, but it’s really his supporting cast that does the heavy lifting these days. At 32, Matthews still has some pass rushing skills, but they’re clearly diminishing.
Luckily for Green Bay, they have a guy like 2016 fourth-round pick Blake Martinez, who had a career year last season, leading the entire league tackles last season.