The Green Bay Packers used one of their two first-round draft picks on University of Michigan linebacker Rashan Gary on Thursday night, taking him with the 12th overall selection.

While there are some question marks surrounding Rashan Gary, no one will argue that his potential is off the charts, and at Michigan, he was a dominant force most of the time.

Pro Football Focus says that Gary was incredibly disruptive when rushing the passer in 2018, as he consistently got pressure on opposing quarterbacks:

Overall, Gary played in nine games and totaled 38 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks during his junior season.

He originally arrived at Ann Arbor in 2016 but had a relatively quiet freshman year, finishing with 23 tackles, five tackles for loss and a half of a sack. Gary then had a breakout year of sorts during his sophomore season, registering 58 stops, 11.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble.

Not known for their defense, the Packers have gone out of their way to revamp their defensive unit this offseason, making numerous big signings and using both of their first-round picks on defensive players.

Nine picks after taking Gary, Green Bay selected University of Maryland safety Darnell Savage at No. 21, further adding to its ever-growing stable of young talent on the defensive side of the ball.

The Packers went just 6-9-1 this past season, marking the first time since 2006 that Green Bay failed to qualify for the postseason in back-to-back campaigns.

While there were a whole lot of issues in Wisconsin in 2018, a porous defense was easily one of the most noticeable. Gary and Savage hope to shore that up.