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If Jenkins’ versatility intrigued him, his brute strength piqued the interest at the No. 44 overall pick.
“He’s a grown man,” Gutekunst said of the 6-4, 310-pounder. “At the Senior Bowl, one thing you could really see was his ability to move big men. He’s got power, and that was kind of what sold me.
“He’s been a good player in the SEC for about three years now, and he’s really, really consistent.”
Sternberger, from Texas A&M, is more of a one-year wonder, having gone through Kansas and a junior college in Oklahoma before landing at College Station.
The numbers in 2018 – 48 catches for 832 yards, highlighted by a 17.3-yard average and 10 touchdowns – are impossible to ignore. But it’s the projection of what the 6-4, 251-pound All-American might be down the road that made him Gutekunst’s choice at No. 75.
“Jace kind of fits the tight end that can kind of be a matchup problem,” Gutekunst said. “He’s a tough cover down the field. He can stretch the seam.”
Sternberger will get a chance to absorb a lot of veteran knowledge from fellow tight ends Jimmy Graham and Marcedes Lewis as he looks to develop into the Packers’ future at the position.