Former Utah State linebacker Kyler Fackrell became the fourth local player selected in this year's NFL draft to sign his four-year rookie contract with his team, as the Green Bay Packers announced Fackrell's signing Thursday.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Fackrell joins former Aggie teammate and linebacker Nick Vigil (Cincinnati), as well as Southern Utah safety Miles Killebrew (Detroit) and SUU cornerback LeShaun Sims (Tennessee), who have all signed with their respective teams in the past week.
Fackrell went one pick after Vigil in the third round to the Packers.
That only leaves former BYU defensive end Bronson Kaufusi, drafted in the third round by Baltimore, and former Utah running back Devontae Booker, selected by Denver in the fourth round, as local draftees who haven't signed their rookie contract yet.
The 6-foor-5, 245-pound Fackrell, a native of Mesa, Arizona, is expected to come in and help elevate a Green Bay pass rush that caused 43 sacks last season, tied for seventh in the league. He'll have the chance to learn from fellow linebacker Clay Matthews, a six-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro selection in 2010.
“He’s kind of an all-around guy,” Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson told packers.com of Fackrell after he was drafted on April 29. “He has the ability to rush the passer, but he’s got good ability in space; good athlete. We liked how he plays the ball.”
After missing nearly all of the 2014 season following an ACL tear he suffered in the first game, Fackrell finished up his Aggie career with 82 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, four sacks and five fumble recoveries in 2015 while earning first-team all-Mountain West honors.
Fackrell, who logged 41 collegiate starts, participated in Packers rookie mini-camp last weekend.
He isn't the only local rookie to join Green Bay. Former teammates Marwin Evans, a safety, and Devonte Robinson, a wide receiver, signed undrafted free-agent contracts with the team, as did former BYU linebacker Manoa Pikula.
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