Louisiana-Monroe cornerback making pre-draft visit with Packers

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Louisiana-Monroe cornerback D'Arco Perkins-McAllister is scheduled for a pre-draft visit with the Green Bay Packers. He has experience playing both safety and cornerback and is projected as an undrafted free agent.

Per NFL rules, the Green Bay Packers are allowed to host up to 30 draft-eligible players (excluding “local” prospects, such as those in the UW system or nearby regional schools such as Northern Illinois) for in-person visits. The Journal Sentinel is tracking the visits and supplying profiles based on information from sources and published reports.

GREEN BAY – Depending on your tastes, Louisiana-Monroe defensive back D’Arco Perkins-McAllister is big enough to play safety or fast enough to play cornerback.

Perkins played both in four college seasons, starting with two years at strong safety for TCU and one year each of cornerback at Tennessee-Chattanooga and Louisiana-Monroe.

The Green Bay Packers may see Perkins-McAllister as a safety who can play man coverage. They are bringing him in on a pre-draft visit, a source confirmed. KPRC 2-TV in Houston reported it first.

McAllister, who projects as an undrafted free agent, is getting notice because at 5-11½, 200 pounds, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.44 seconds and had a 35½-inch vertical. He was a top Division 1 recruit coming out of high school, but didn’t shine until his senior year.

Louisiana-Monroe cornerback D'Arco Perkins-McAllister (4) moves in to tackle Northwestern quarterback Preston Stone during an October 2025 game.

Last year, he started 10 games and totaled 33 tackles, four sacks, seven pass breakups and a blocked kick.

The former four-star prospect played in a total of 20 games at TCU in 2021 and 2022, with seven tackles and one pass breakup during that span. He transferred to New Mexico in 2023, then to Chattanooga for 2024, where he started 12 games for the FCS school and intercepted three passes.

The Packers have been paying attention to a lot of cornerbacks and versatile safeties, many of whom will be drafted late or wind up free agents.