Cole Madison’s return should not change the Packers’ draft strategy, but it provides competition

With uncertainty at the right guard position last offseason, the Green Bay Packers entered the 2018 NFL Draft without a clear-cut starter on the roster. Ultimately, they added late-May signee Byron Bell to compete with returners Justin McCray and Lucas Patrick for spot starts throughout the regular season.

But before Bell was signed, there was a dark horse candidate to win the starting role: rookie Cole Madison.

The fifth-round pick from Washington State was a 47-game starter for the Cougars at right tackle and an integral piece of the Mike Leach air-raid offense. Despite having to translate his skills in the spread offense to the pro style of the NFL, there was plenty of hope that Madison…