Za'Darius Smith (6-4, 272) led Baltimore's top-ranked defense a year ago (the Ravens finished first in yards allowed, second in points allowed) with 8½ sacks, a career high for him which the Packers are projecting is just the beginning of his prime. Preston Smith (6-5, 265) has a pair of eight-sack seasons to his credit from the first four years of his career with Washington, over which the durable and versatile defender never missed a game.

Both players tallied pressure numbers, according to Pro Football Focus, substantially higher than any of Green Bay's outside linebackers last year. Za'Darius Smith was credited with 60 pressures (combined sacks, hits and hurries), including five or more in six different games. His total was the most of any player in the league with less than 700 snaps. Preston Smith's 53 pressures ranked in the top 25 in the league despite his sack total dropping to four.

Gary comes to the Packers as one of the top players on one of the nation's best defenses, where his Michigan film showed constant disruption and drawing of double teams despite just 10½ career college sacks. It isn't lost on him that he'll be wearing Matthews' No. 52 in Green Bay, either.