In the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst did something he’d done almost exactly one year prior: he traded up in the first round to select a defensive back.
In 2018, it was Jaire Alexander. A year later, Gutekunst gave Alexander another speedy running mate to man the back half of the defense: Maryland safety Darnell Savage.
Like Alexander, Savage had a solid rookie season limited slightly by injury, as he battled through an ankle problem that sapped some of his speed.