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“It obviously was a focus of ours. We wanted to improve our defense,” Gutekunst said. “We’ve added a lot of bodies to it … and we’re really excited.”

The 6-foot-5, 281-pound Gary, who turns 22 in December, entered Michigan as one of the highest-rated high-school recruits in the nation but didn’t have massive production. He played in just nine games last season, missing three with a right shoulder injury, and finished the year with just 3.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss and 45 overall tackles for the Wolverines. He ran a 4.58-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in February with a 38-inch vertical leap.

In a conference call with Wisconsin reporters after the pick, Gary said he had “minimal” contact with the Packers in the run-up to the draft before quickly adding, “But I’m happy to be a Packer.”

Gary was a hand-on-the-ground defensive end for the Wolverines, but Packers college scout Joe Hueber, who covers the Midwest, said Gary will start out at outside linebacker in Green Bay. That said, Gary also figures to move around in defensive coordinator Mike Pettine’s scheme.

“He’s got rare gifts — a guy that size that runs that speed and moves on his feet like that. And he can really bend,” Hueber said.