We’re guilty.

We’ve been talking about how the Green Bay Packers lack depth at outside linebacker — even with the re-signing of Nick Perry — since before free agency began. About how they still need to find a way to add another outside linebacker to the mix for 2016.

That guy may already be on the roster. We just managed to totally forget about him.

We’re talking about former first-round pick Datone Jones, who the Packers moved from the defensive line to outside linebacker during the 2015 season.

Frankly, it’s not hard to forget about Jones.

He’s done right next to nothing in his three seasons with the Packers. He has just eight total sacks in that span.

However, he shouldn’t be forgotten for the purposes of this conversation.

It was laughable to think Jones could have any impact at outside linebacker, a position he’s never played, without even an offseason to work at that position. Yet the Packers went ahead with that experiment right smack in the midst of the season anyway.

Surprisingly, when Jones was actually able to get on the field — which wasn’t often — he seemed more at home at outside linebacker than he ever did at defensive end in the Packers’ scheme.

He finished the season with 20 tackles and three sacks.

Those numbers aren’t impressive, but the 20 tackles are just one off his career high of 21 set in 2014, when Jones was handed a starting job at defensive end. The three sacks were a half sack off his career high, set as a rookie.

That was done in a little over 400 snaps.

When you consider starting outside linebacker Mike Neal only had 36 tackles and four sacks in over 800 snaps, Jones doesn’t look so bad.

We’re going to go ahead and assume Jones will improve as an outside linebacker with an offseason of work at the position.

So maybe the Packers do have their outside linebackers just about set for 2016 — Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers, Nick Perry, Jayrone Elliott and Datone Jones.

So long as Elliott and Jones continue to improve, that group looks solid.