The Green Bay Packers will host an official pre-draft visit with Washington State offensive tackle Abraham Lucas this week, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
Lucas, a redshirt senior, started 42 games at right tackle over four seasons at Washington State. He was a four-time All-Pac 12 selection and a Senior Bowl participant. The Washington native turns 24 in October.
Dane Brugler of The Athletic ranks Lucas as the eighth-best offensive tackle prospect and the No. 79 overall prospect in the draft class. He is projected as a Day 2 pick.
With Billy Turner now in Denver and Dennis Kelly unsigned, Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich admitted the team still needs to add one or two offensive tackles to the roster.
The experience and athleticism of Lucas could be appealing to the Packers.
Lucas (6-6, 315) has 34″ arms and a wingspan of 81″. At the NFL Scouting Combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.92 seconds, hit 27″ in the vertical leap, covered 8-11 in the broad jump, finished the short shuttle in 4.40 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.25 seconds and completed 25 reps on the bench press. His Relative Athletic Score is 9.5 out of 10.0.
According to Pro Football Focus, Lucas allowed only nine pressures (zero sacks) on 477 pass-blocking snaps in 2021. He played over 2,000 pass-blocking snaps during his collegiate career and consistently earned high pass-blocking grades.
The Packers have five picks in the top 100 and will have several opportunities to select Lucas if the team deems him a good fit.
