Packers take Illinois St LB Nate Palmer late in NFL draft

Published January 13, 2015

The Green Bay Packers selected Illinois State linebacker Nate Palmer with the 193rd overall selection of the NFL draft on Saturday.

Palmer, 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, started all 24 of Illinois State's games over the past two seasons at defensive end. However, the Packers list Palmer as a linebacker.

Palmer registered 117 tackles, 17 sacks and 25 ½ tackles for loss in his final two seasons and was named all-Missouri Valley Football Conference second-team selection both years. As a senior, Palmer was fourth in the conference with 7 ½ sacks and also added 27 quarterback hurries.

After using their first three picks on Saturday on offense, the Packers dedicated the next three to the defensive side of the ball.

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