Monday I linked Justis Mosqueda's threshold piece on the minimum numbers prospects usually have to hit to be considered being drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Justis did fantastic work, but I'm going to offer an even simpler "short list".

So why am I droning on about guys being on automatic #Packers watch? Just look at their last two draft classes. If you're looking for who they WILL pick instead of who you think they SHOULD pick, look at RAS scores. 21 picks, 14 RAS scores of 8.4 or better. pic.twitter.com/3VVkgHxQPX — Ross Uglem (@RossUglem) March 3, 2019

As I mention above, the Packers have made a specific point about adding elite athletes to the roster. Whether or not they're great at football (or being played in the right position by the staff) is another question. It's also a question that we won't know the answer to for a while. I think it's important to keep in mind that the Packers didn't struggle becuase Kevin King, Josh Jones and Josh Jackson are "bad'. We don't know if they're bad yet. It's because we waited the appropriate amount of time, and it turns out Datone Jones, Khyri Thornton, Eddie Lacy and Quinten Rollins weren't very good and Damarious Randall was played out of position. We can wear those failures now, because at this point, those players have reached their potential.

8.4 may seem like an arbitrary number, but it sure seems to be the magic number that Green Bay prefers to work off of. With that thought process in mind, here is the short(er) list of players to focus on wheen the Packers are on the board. There's a good bet 60% or more of the guys they end up taking will be from this list.

Wondering what RAS is?

Have a lot of new followers, so I'm going to do a quick #RAS explanation and walk those of you who've been here a while through the process. pic.twitter.com/RMq26cZOrr — Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) March 3, 2019

RB

Player School RAS Alex Barnes Kansas State 9.74 Miles Sanders Penn State 9.45 Justice Hill Oklahoma State 9.31 Dexter Williams Notre Dame 8.51

WR

Player School RAS Hakeem Butler Iowa State 9.92 Miles Boykin Notre Dame 9.92 Emanuel Hall Mizzou 9.91 Parris Campbell Ohio State 9.76 AJ Brown Ole Miss 9.7 DK Metcalf Ole Miss 9.65 Terry McLaurin Ohio State 9.64 Darius Slayton Auburn 9.55 N'Keal Harry Arizona State 9.44 Gary Jennings West Virginia 9.41 Jamal Custis Syracuse 9.21 Ashton Dullin Malone 9.08 Deebo Samuel South Carolina 8.91 Stanley Morgan Nebraska 8.79 Mecole Hardman Georgia 8.71 Travis Fulgham Old Dominion 8.66 Bisi Johnson Colorado State 8.55 Cody Thompson Toledo 8.45 Andy Isabella Umass 8.38

Isabella is included because he told me at the combine he'd met with Green Bay. Also his "low' RAS has more to do with size than athleticism.

TE

Player School RAS Noah Fant Iowa 9.89 Foster Moreau LSU 9.62 Kahale Warring San Diego State 9.37 TJ Hockenson Iowa 9.14 Josh Oliver San Jose State 8.86 Drew Sample Washington 8.68 Alize Mack Notre Dame 8.52

OL

Player School RAS Garrett Bradbury NC State 9.95 Chris Lindstrom Boston College 9.82 Andre Dillard Washington State 9.82 Connor McGovern Penn State 9.68 Kaleb McGary Washington 9.56 Ryan Bates Penn State 9.49 Yosuah Nijman Virginia Tech 9.47 Iosua Opeta Weber State 9.17 Hjalte Froholdt Arkansas 9.16 Elgton Jenkins Mississippi State 9.16 Phil Haynes Wake Forest 9.06 Trey Pipkins Sioux Falls 9 Deion Calhoun Mississippi State 8.89 Max Scharping NIU 8.77 Erik McCoy Texas A&M 8.55

EDGE

Player School RAS Maxx Crosby EMU 9.93 Brian Burns FSU 9.89 Montez Sweat Mississippi State 9.88 Justin Hollins Oregon 9.86 Josh Allen Kentucky 9.83 John Cominsky Charleston 9.72 Ben Banogu TCU 9.57 Nick Bosa Ohio State 9.35 Anthony Nelson Iowa 9.22 Jordan Brailford Oklahoma State 8.92 Chase Winovich Michigan 8.58

IDL

Player School RAS Rashan Gary Michigan 9.92 Dexter Lawrence Clemson 9.83 Jerry Tillery Notre Dame 9.74 Renell Wren Arizona State 9.67 Quinnen Williams Alabama 9.65 Trysten Hill UCF 8.75 Khalen Saunders Western Illinois 8.59 Christian Wilkins Clemson 8.51

LB

Player School RAS Ty Summers TCU 9.9 Drue Tranquill Notre Dame 9.87 Blake Cashman Minnesota 9.55 Porter Gustin USC 9.53 Cody Barton Utah 9..34 Devin White LSU 9.33 Devin Bush Michigan 9.32 Bobby Okereke Stanford 9.29 Germaine Pratt NC State 9.27 Jamal Davis Akron 9.23

Sione Takitaki BYU 9.06 Ben Burr-Kirven Washington 8.91 Jordan Jones Kentucky 8.54 Tyrel Dodson Texas A&M 8.4

CB

Player School RAS Isaiah Jhnson Houston 9.99 Jamel Dean Auburn 9.94 Sean Bunting CMU 9.8 Ken Webster Ole Miss 9.78 Kris Boyd Texas 9.68 David Long Michigan 9.55 Michael Jackson Miami 9.53 Trayvon Mullen Clemson 9.49 Corey Ballentine Washburn 9.49 Amani Oruwariye Penn State 9.43 Mark Fields Clemson 9.41 Justin Layne Michigan State 9.26 Derrek Thomas Temple 9.22 Lonnie Johnson Kentucky 9.1 Jordan Brown South Dakota State 8.85 Iman Marshall USC 8.7

S

Player School RAS Juan Thornhill Virginia 10 Marvell Tell III USC 9.91 Will Harris Boston College 9.69 Sheldrick Redwine Miami 9.57 Saquan Hampton Rutgers 9.42 Darnell Savage Maryland 9.21 Amani Hooker Iowa 9 Marquise Blair Utah 8.86 Zedrick Woods Ole Miss 8.82

This is all of course to say that the Pakcers will almost certainly select players that are not on this list. With that said, it's a great place to start if you want to watch some clips on potential Packers players or start putting together some mocks. Here's your short list.