Packers, Buccaneers, Seahawks Eye Washington Jr.

0:00It's April 3rd, NFL News Today starts now, AI-powered and game-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks are all setting up pre-draft visits with Arkansas running back Mike Washington, Jr. The Packers especially need depth behind Josh Jacobs since Marshawn Lloyd has barely played in two years and Chris Brooks a much of a rusher. Washington exploded in his first SEC season at Arkansas after stops at Buffalo for three years and New Mexico State last year. Arkansas leaned hard on him and quarterback Taylor Green for ground game, even with coaching changes like Bobby Petrino stepping up as interim head. Man, but the lines struggle big time. Fans and scouts are buzzing over his combine numbers, ran a 4-3340 yard dash with a 39-inch vertical at 6.123 pounds. That's a leap, wrecking 95th percentile all time for backs and Packers coach Matt LaFloor loves those bigger bodies over 220 pounds.

1:03His main knock is weak pass protection and not much receiving work since Arkansas rarely asked him to do it. Still, teams make pure rushers like Derek Henry work by subbing in help on third downs and Seattle did similar with Kenneth Walker. He's sitting third among 2026 class running backs and 66 overall on draft boards, so expect more visits as teams weigh. That's beat against the skin fit.