Behind those two is sophomore Tre Young .
Two of the receivers , also rising juniors , have already committed to playing collegiately at the University of Georgia .
Ny Carr caught 40 passes including 13 for touchdowns last year and is ranked among the top high school receivers in the state .
Tight end Landen Thomas is a 6-foot-4 , 225-pound five-star recruit who has great hands , runs precise routes and is an effective blocker .
He caught 31 passes and scored seven times last year .
But the receiving corps is deeper than just those two .
Roberson calls rising junior ZaMari Williams a “ dark horse ” who could be another big-play receiver .
Landon Griffin , Jaden Fowler , Markese Wilson , Sam Miller , Everett Green , Will Robbins , Eli Meads , Jah ’ Boris Fuller and Silvester Carolina III give the receiving corps extraordinary depth .
“ That is a really good bunch ,” Calhoun said .
Also in the tight end group behind Thomas are senior Jean Garcia and sophomore Cam Harden , brother of former Packers quarterback Jaycee Harden .
The running back position is in the capable hands of senior Charlie Pace , who has committed to play at Georgia State .
The 5-foot-10 , 185-pounder rushed for 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns last season and also caught 18 passes , including three for touchdowns .
Spelling Pace will be junior
Chad White
Ny Carr ( 12 ), who has committed to play at the University of Georgia , had 40 pass receptions for 856 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2021 . and sophomore Ramsey Dennis Jr . Calhoun has been impressed how much White has improved since last season .
“ We have some dangerous weapons ,” Calhoun said of the Packers backs and receivers .
The Packers have three starters back on the offensive line , including junior two-year starter Turk Daniels , a 305-pounder .
Keshaun Palmore , at 285 pounds , and Jonathan Vaughn , also at 305 , also return .
Cole Holmes , Jay ’ Den Williams , Ja ’ Nas Daniels , Romel Guerra and Xavier Nickerson II also will contribute .
“ Everything begins up front ,” Calhoun said of the group of linemen under the direction of Giddens , a former Packer player Charlie Pace , who and Valdosta has committed to and Lowndes Georgia State , ran for assistant assistant . touchdowns in 2021 .
1,138 yards and 12
Defensively , the Packers have to replace 12 key contributors to the 2021 team , including five on the line .
Somewhat undersized Julian Harper is back and has continued to create the havoc in practice that he did last year .
“ He is so hard for us to block ,” Calhoun said .
One new player who could help has a name that should be familiar to Packer fans .
Tyshon Reed is the son of the former Packer by the same name who played for Colquitt County for three years was an All-State defensive end in 1997 .
The younger Reed played basketball for the Packers last season and could make contributions on the football team this fall .
Also working on the defensive front are Johnny Clay , Xerlando Spradley , Jakari Byrd , Islann Alvarado and Malik Gaines .
“ They can all play all three of the positions ,” Calhoun said . “ And none of them are ultra big .”
Amari Wilson and Jarvavius Flounoy also are getting long looks . All three starting linebackers from last season — Pershaun Fann , who is now playing at the University of Buffalo , Rickie Yates and Hayden Moore — have graduated .
But Calhoun likes his inside duo of Kamal Bonner and Nick Pace . Bonner , who played safety last year , has committed to play at Georgia Tech . He has grown thicker and stronger and appears suited to the mayhem in the middle .
Nick Pace did not play last season after being a solid contributor in 2020 .
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