Packers Discussion: East-West Shrine Bowl gameday thread

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Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion will be the play-calling offensive coordinator of the West team’s offense in the East-West Shrine Bowl tonight, which kicks off at 6 pm CT on NFL Network

and NFL+. If you need a refresher on who will be in the game, you can find our preview HERE.

Here are a couple of players I’m keeping an eye on:

QB Mark Gronowski, Iowa
- I’ve heard that we like him, and he’s being coached by Mannion. His OC at Iowa, Tim Lester, was an analyst for the Packers under head coach Matt LaFleur.
RB CJ Donaldson, Ohio State
- He’s a huge bad at 234 pounds, and Green Bay’s offense has only gotten heavier and heavier (mostly because of the backfield, receiver and offensive line position) under LaFleur. He’s very much their type.
C Brian Parker, Duke
- Parker played right tackle for the Blue Devils but might be the top center prospect drafted in this class, depending on what happens with Auburn center Connor Lew’s injury situation. Lew is the only iron-clad top-100 pick center in this class, but he’s also coming off a torn ACL.
NT Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
- He’s been a known commodity for three years now, and he entered the 2024 season as a potential top-100 selection before a blood clot issue was discovered.
NT Darrell Jackson, Florida State
- A truly massive human at 6’5” and 328 pounds with 11” hands, 35” arms and a 7’2” wingspan. He, like Corleone, is being floated as a top-100 pick.
CB Domani Jackson, Alabama
- He’s easily considered the top cornerback prospect of the event. We wrote up a full scouting report on Jackson earlier this week.
S Cole Wisniewski, Texas Tech
- Green Bay might not be in the safety market this offseason, but Wisniewski is a Sparta, Wisconsin native who played for North Dakota State before transferring to Texas Tech. He’s massive at 6’3.5” and 214 pounds.