The famous Eric Jamane Stokes is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Stokes was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (29th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on June 2, 2021, worth $11.93 million, including a $6.03 million signing bonus.
Stokes was named the third outside cornerback on the depth chart to start the season. Following continued struggles and injuries by starter Kevin King through the first two weeks of the season, Stokes was named the starter opposite cornerback Jaire Alexander ahead of the Packers’ Week 3 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The following week, he recorded his first NFL interception off a pass from Ben Roethlisberger during a 27–17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Where did Eric Stokes go to high school?
Eric Stokes attended Eastside High School. Eastside High School is a public secondary school in Covington, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Newton County School System. It was opened in 1994 as a transitional school and became an official high school in 1998 when it had its first graduating class.
