JosephC

Congratulations to Chris McIntosh and Luke Fickell. First time since 1978 that a Badger has not been drafted. At least we have one of them out of town.

Can't say I'm a bit impressed. Depth issues all over and they end up with 5 players and a kicker after going into the draft with 8 picks.

Clark played in 16 games and started 2 as a rookie. He started 15 games in his second season. If Cisse does not see significant playing time in year one, and if he's not starting in year two, then he is a bad pick (considering he would have to beat out the likes of Valentine and St-Juste to get one of those two starting corner spots).

Final day predictions. Since Gutekunst took a CB first, I'm guessing he will be happy with Nixon, Valentine, Cisse, St-Juste and not take a second cornerback. 4-120 = Adam Randall/RB/Clemson 5-153 = Drew Shelton/OT/Penn State (basically saw this as 50/50, Shelton or Oregon OT-Alex Harkey) 6-201 = Michael Heldman/EDGE/Central Michigan 7-236 = Jalen Walthall/WR/Incarnate Ward 7-255 = Matthew Hibner/TE/SMU

I don't like the trade up for McClellan. Domonique Orange, Chris Brazzell II, Ted Hurst, Daylen Everette, Emmanuel Pregnon, Gennings Dunker, Caleb Tiernan, Dani Dennis-Sutton all still on the board. I don't have a problem with McClellan, but IMO there were just so many solid candidates left on the board that I would have been more than happy to settle for one of those guys considering the depth issues the Packers have at so many positions. It's just like giving one of the two picks the Packers got for Wicks away (and yes, I realize the pick they traded away was their own 5th rounder, not the one acquired for Wicks...but the picks are only 7 selections apart). Packers original pick was #82. The Browns ended up trading up to #86 and gave up #105, #145 and #206 to get there. I'm assuming, and probably a safe assumption, that the Browns would have made this deal with the Packers, and the Browns aggressive movement in last year's draft (once had 12 picks, ended up with 7) make them the ideal target to be on the phone for a potential trade down. I'd gladly give up McClellan and take #105, #145, #206 and hold onto #160. Right now we are 5 picks away from #105, and RB-Mike Washington Jr., WR-Skyler Bell, WR-Bryce Lance, OT-Jude Bowry, OG-Jalen Farmer, OL-Brian Parker II, EDGE-Dani Dennis-Sutton, CB-Will Lee III are still on the board. I would have been happy with any of those players at #105, and would have been happy trading down #22 spots and still having a few of these candidates available. Yes, even Will Lee III after taking Cisse, eliminate the "numbers" issue at CB right away and still have EIGHT picks left to continue to address depth.

For those Packer/Badger fans that always with the Packers would take more Badgers.... If the Packers do not land Romello Height or Dani Dennis-Sutton in round three (I'm assuming both of those guys go somewhere before pick #101), I think Mason Reiger becomes a very strong possibility on day three.

Cisse it is. That was kind of a no-brainer IMO. Surprised he made it to #52. As a Packer fan, hard to have any problems with this pick.

Good move by Gutekunst not trading up. It looks like both Jacus and Cisse makes it to #52. I'd take Cisse over Jacus. With all Gutekunst's talk about adding numbers to CB, Cisse seems like he would be a good candidate.

There are reports that Jayden Reed just signed a 3-year, 50.25 million dollar extension.

I'll go with this for my prediction. Crazy to think that Wicks was dealt, obviously opening up a spot to draft a WR...I think Chris Brazzell is a definite possibility at #52...and yet I don't have the Packers taking a WR at all due to the way the board fell. I certainly think someone like Jeff Caldwell or J Michael Sturdivant is possible with later picks, but just felt there would be other players Gutekunst would like more when the selection was due. So no WR is screw up #1 in the prediction. But oh well, when you start projecting trades you know it's going to be all messed up from the get go. TRADE - Packers get 2nd (#42), Saints get 2nd (#52), 4th (#120) and 2027 5th round pick 2-42 - Gabe Jacus/EDGE/Illinois TRADE - Browns get 3rd (#84), Packers get 4th (#107), 5th (#148) and 7th (#206) 4-107 - Will Lee III/CB/Texas A&M 5-148 - Drew Shelton/LT/Penn State 5-153 - Charles Demmings/CB/Stephen F Austin 5-160 - Jordan van den Berg/DL/Georgia Tech 6-201 - Jager Burton/IOL/Kentucky 6-206 - Dallen Bentley/TE/Utah 7-236 - Kaelon Black/RB/Indiana 7-255 - Jacob Thomas/S/James Madison

I wouldn't have touched Banks where the Vikings took him. IMO, if health was not a concern, that is about where his max grade should be. I think he's had 2 different foot surgeries in the last 8 months. Big guys with foot problems scare me. Obviously their doctor's feel OK about him, but no way I take this risk that high. I also thought the Lions pick was interesting. Obviously they needed a left tackle. I thought trading up for Freeling or Proctor was a very real possibility, and if not, they could just take Lomu which may be a tad bit high but not unreasonable. Instead they take Blake Miller, and that is with Freeling still on the board. Miller is a right tackle. Sounds like Sewell is moving to left tackle. Seems a bit questionable to me. I think the Lions tried that before and Sewell ended up at right tackle because he is much better there. The Bears good fortune continues with Thieneman dropping to their spot. They may have needed DL more, but S was a pretty significant need area for them as well, and Thieneman looked better than any of the remaining EDGE/DL available. He'll probably end up being a real good player for them.

Did a quick mock through #51. I had what I'll call the last two 2nd round projected EDGE players going at #42 (R Mason Thomas to the Saints) and #43 (Gabe Jacus to the Dolphins). If Gutekunst does not think Dennis-Sutton is proper value at #52, and is dead set on getting an EDGE with the first pick, I'm guessing he targets that Saints pick at #42 for a trade up. I had Christian Miller going at #45 to the Ravens. South Carolina CB-Brandon Cisse was picked by the Lions at #50. That is very close. If Gutekunst sits at #52, and Cisse makes it to that spot, IMO he is a no-brainer pick at that spot. The board has the best 20 remaining being, by position- WR - Antonio Williams, Chris Brazzell II, Zachariah Branch, Malachi Fields TE - Eli Stowers, Max Klare OL - Gennings Dunker, Caleb Tiernan EDGE - Derrick Moore, Keyron Crawford DL - Lee Hunter LB - Jacob Rodriguez, Jake Golday, Josiah Trotter, Kyle Louis CB - D'Angelo Ponds, Keionte Scott, Keith Abney II S - AJ Haulcy, Treyden Stukes RB-Mike Washington and EDGE-Dani Dennis-Sutton are just off the last, would be #21 and #22. My million dollar question, when Gutekunst brought Washington in for a visit, was he looking at him as a second rounder or a possible third round dropper? Complete guess, I don't think EDGE-Derrick Moore passes Gutekunst athleticism preferences. Auburn EDGE-Keyron Crawford may, I'm leaning towards a no, but he is a guy that should not be ignored with the way the board is falling. I still think Lee Hunter might be the best guy the Packers could take, maybe it could happen if Gannon loves him and is in Gutekunst's ear. But I think Gutekunst would shy away from taking a player that might only be on the field for 30-35% of the defensive snaps. My best guesses at this point are- If Gutekunst wants an EDGE, he trades up about 10 spots and picks Gabe Jacus. If he stays put, and CB-Brandon Cisse makes it to #52, then Gutekunst takes him. If he stays put, and Cisse is off the board, to me it looks like offensive skill position is probably the way he goes,,,either RB-Mike Washington Jr or WR-Chris Brazzell II. The "more predictable" option would be Dennis-Sutton, but his lack of progress up the board, stalling out in the #70-#75 area after incredible workouts, just leads me to believe that he's not really a round two player, and Gutekunst could very well see it the same way despite his love for those workout numbers.

NFL.com screwed up. Titans get #31, #69 and #165. Bills get #35, #66 and #101. #66 and #101 were Titans draft picks near the top of rounds three and four, those picks are going to the Bills.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/dougherty/2026/04/23/here-are-nine-possibilities-for-the-packers-nfl-draft-pick-at-no-52/89719259007/ Currently not behind a paywall, no idea of that will change later. Dougherty thinks it's EDGE-Gabe Jacus at #52. He has Jacus, EDGE-Dani Dennis-Sutton/Penn State, CB-Brandon Cisse/South Carolina, DL-Christian Miller/Georgia, EDGE-Zion Young/Missouri, DL-Caleb Banks/Florida, EDGE-R Mason Thomas/Oklahoma, RB-Jadarian Price/Notre Dame and CB-Avieon Terrell/Clemson as his 9 candidates. Interestingly enough, WR-Chris Brazzell II/Tennessee and RB-Mike Washington Jr/Arkansas are both absent, and I think both of those are very strong candidates, I'm also kind of surprised he didn't list DB-Tayden Stukes/Arizona, but maybe he just sees a safety and the Packers are unlikely to take a safety at #52. He has 8 names and 9 are defensive players.

Packers picks are at #52, #84, #120, #153, #160, #201, #236, #255. Final board. ESPN/Scout INC top 150, Jermiah/NFL.com top 150, PFF (RIP content wing) top 150, Ourlads top 32, Zierlein/NFL.com top 150, Edholm/NFL.com second to last top 150, Rang/FOX top 150, Miller/ESPN top 150, Brugler/The Athletic top 150, Kiper/ESPN top 150 1 QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana 2 LB Arvell Reese Ohio State 3 RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame 4 EDGE David Bailey Texas Tech 5 S Caleb Downs Ohio State 6 LB Sonny Styles Ohio State 7 EDGE Rueben Bain Jr Miami, FL 8 OT Francis Mauigoa Miami, Fl 9 WR Carnell Tate Ohio State 10 CB Mansoor Delane LSU 11 WR Makai Lemon USC 12 OT Spencer Fano Utah 13 OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State 14 TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon 15 WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State 16 CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee 17 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia 18 S Dillon Thieneman Oregon 19 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama 20 EDGE Keldric Faulk Auburn 21 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami, Fl 22 S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo 23 WR Denzel Boston Washington 24 WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana 25 WR KC Concepcion Texas A&M 26 CB Colton Hood Tennessee 27 OT Blake Miller Clemson 28 OT Caleb Lomu Utah 29 EDGE Cashius Howell Texas A&M 30 DL Kayden McDonald Ohio State 31 CB Avieon Terrell Clemson 32 CB Chris Johnson San Diego State 33 OT Max Iheanachor Arizona State 34 EDGE Zion Young Missouri 35 DL Peter Woods Clemson 36 LB CJ Allen Georgia 37 EDGE T.J. Parker Clemson 38 QB Ty Simpson Alabama 39 DL Caleb Banks Florida 40 RB Jadarian Price Notre Dame 41 LB Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech 42 CB Brandon Cisse South Carolina 43 LB Anthony Hill Jr. Texas 44 DL Christen Miller Georgia 45 EDGE Malachi Lawrence UCF 46 OG Chase Bisontis Texas A&M 47 OG Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon 48 WR Germie Bernard Alabama 49 CB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana 50 EDGE R Mason Thomas Oklahoma 51 EDGE Gabe Jacas Illinois 52 DL Lee Hunter Texas Tech 53 LB Jake Golday Cincinnati 54 CB Keionte Scott Miami, Fl 55 OG Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech 56 TE Eli Stowers Vanderbilt 57 S A.J. Haulcy LSU 58 EDGE Derrick Moore Michgan 59 WR Antonio Williams Clemson 60 WR Chris Bell Louisville 61 WR Chris Brazzell II Tennessee 62 WR Zachariah Branch Georgia 63 LB Josiah Trotter Missouri 64 S Treydan Stukes Arizona 65 LB Kyle Louis Pittsburgh 66 EDGE Keyron Crawford Auburn 67 CB Keith Abney II Arizona State 68 OT Gennings Dunker Iowa 69 OT Caleb Tiernan Northwestern 70 WR Malachi Fields Notre Dame 71 TE Max Klare Ohio State 72 RB Mike Washington Jr. Arkansas 73 EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State 74 EDGE Jaishawn Barham Michigan 75 S Bud Clark TCU 76 WR De'Zhaun Stribling Mississippi 77 CB Malik Muhammad Texas 78 DL Domonique Orange Iowa State 79 S Jalon Kilgore South Carolina 80 WR Ted Hurst Georgia State 81 WR Skyler Bell UConn 82 WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana 83 C Sam Hecht Kansas State 84 C Logan Jones Iowa 85 EDGE Joshua Josephs Tennessee 86 C Connor Lew Auburn 87 WR Bryce Lance North Dakota State 88 WR Deion Burks Oklahoma 89 EDGE Romello Height Texas Tech 90 S Zakee Wheatley Penn State 91 CB Davison Igbinosun Ohio State 92 TE Sam Roush Stanford 93 TE Oscar Delp Georgia 94 QB Gerrett Nussmeier LSU 95 OG Jalen Farmer Kentucky 96 DL Tyler Onyedim Texas A&M 97 CB Daylen Everette Georgia 98 DL Gracen Halton Oklahoma 99 C Jake Slaugher Florida 100 CB Tacario Davis Washington 101 QB Carson Beck Miami, Fl 102 DL Zxavian Harris Mississippi 103 OG Brian Parker II Duke 104 S Genesis Smith Arizona 105 WR Brenen Thompson Mississippi State 106 OT Trey Zuhn III Texas A&M 107 CB Chandler Rivers Duke 108 DL Chris McClellan Missouri 109 CB Devin Moore Florida 110 RB Emmett Johnson Nebraska 111 QB Drew Allar Penn State 112 EDGE LT Overton Alabama 113 TE Justin Joly NC State 114 WR Ja'Kobi Lane USC 115 OT Travis Burke Memphis 116 OT Markel Bell Miami, Fl 117 OT Dametrious Crownover Texas A&M 118 S Kamari Ramsey USC 119 DL Darrell Jackson Jr. Florida State 120 OT Keagen Trost Missouri 121 OT Austin Barber Florida 122 LB Jimmy Rolder Michigan 123 TE Eli Raridon Notre Dame 124 OT Kage Casey Boise State 125 CB Jadon Canady Oregon 126 S VJ Payne Kansas State 127 LB Harold Perkins Jr. LSU 128 CB Will Lee III Texas A&M 129 DL Kaleb Proctor Southeastern Louisiana 130 TE Michael Trigg Baylor 131 CB Julian Neal Arkansas 132 LB Keyshaun Elliott Arizona State 133 OG Beau Stephens Iowa 134 LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU 135 OT Jude Bowry Boston College 136 WR Josh Cameron Baylor 137 RB Jonah Coleman Washington 138 TE Nate Boerkircher Texas A&M 139 LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon 140 LB Deontae Lawson Alabama 141 QB Cole Payton North Dakota State 142 WR Cyrus Allen Cincinnati 143 TE Marlin Klein Michigan 144 OG Billy Schrauth Notre Dame 145 DL Rayshaun Benny Michigan 146 RB Nicholas Singleton Penn State 147 OG Anez Cooper Miami, Fl 148 OG Febechi Nwaiwu Oklahoma 149 TE Jack Endries Texas 150 TE Will Kacmarek Ohio State 151 DL DeMonte Capehart Clemson 152 RB Adam Randall Clemson 153 OT Alex Harkey Oregon 154 OT Drew Shelton Penn State 155 EDGE Mason Reiger Wisconsin 156 S Jakobe Thomas Miami, Fl 157 RB Le'Veon Moss Texas A&M 158 DL Albert Regis Texas A&M 159 DL Zane Durant Penn State 160 LB Justin Jefferson Alabama 161 EDGE Caden Curry Ohio State 162 EDGE Wesley Williams Duke 163 RB Kaytron Allen Penn State 164 QB Taylen Green Arkansas 165 EDGE Max Llewellyn Iowa 166 CB Ephesians Prysock Washington 167 RB Demond Claiborne Wake Forest 168 TE Joe Royer Cincinnati 169 OT Diego Pounds Mississippi 170 DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati 171 EDGE Trey Moore Texas 172 EDGE Keyshawn James-Newby New Mexico 173 EDGE Anthony Lucas USC 174 WR Kendrick Law Kentucky 175 CB Charles Demmings Stephen F. Austin 176 WR CJ Daniels Miami, Fl 177 S Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State 178 DL Nick Barrett South Carolina 179 EDGE Mikail Kamara Indiana 180 P Brett Thorson Georgia 181 DL Landon Robinson Navy 182 WR Caleb Douglas Texas Tech 183 EDGE Tyreak Sapp Florida 184 FB Max Bredeson Michigan 185 CB TJ Hall Iowa 186 RB Seth McGowan Kentucky 187 S Jalen Huskey Maryland 188 WR Jeff Caldwell Cincinnati 189 OT Enrique Cruz Kansas 190 P Ryan Eckley Michigan State 191 S Bishop Fitzgerald USC 192 WR Reggie Virgil Texas Tech 193 TE Riley Nowakowski Indiana 194 DL Brandon Cleveland NC State 195 OG Jeremiah Wright Auburn 196 WR Eric McAlister TCU 197 LB Wade Woodaz Clemson 198 OG Logan Taylor Boston College 199 WR J. Michael Sturdivant Florida 201 RB J'Mari Taylor Virginia Tech 200 CB Domani Jackson Alabama 202 WR Colbie Young Georgia 203 WR Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri 204 LB Namdi Obiazor TCU 205 C Jager Burton Kentucky 206 TE Dallen Bentley Utah 207 DL Tim Keenan III Alabama 208 LB Taurean York Texas A&M 209 QB Cade Klubnik Clemson 210 C Parker Brailsford Alabama 211 OT J.C. Davis Illinois 212 DL Jordan van den Berg Georgia Tech 213 EDGE Nadame Tucker Western Michigan 214 EDGE Michael Heldman Central Michigan 215 EDGE George Gumbs Jr. Florida 216 S Dalton Johnson Arizona

What Gutekunst should do- Don't trade up. There are too many depth issues all over the field. They need to come out of this draft with a minimum of 8 players, and I personally would be shooting for 10. I brought up targeting the Dolphins 5th round pick for a 4th round pick next year, and I would still do that today. Take a minimum of two offensive lineman, and taking three is not out of the question. Too many questions involving the returning starters, and depth at with this group is pretty much non-existent when one gets past Kinnard. Take a minimum of two cornerbacks. If they are going to play a 2-gap 3-4 system, they need to prioritize a nose tackle who can stuff the run regardless of his pass-rush upside, AND they will need a big DE who can occupy two gaps which is something they are sorely lacking on this roster. They need to take a tight end. Modern day NFL rosters call for four. Don't go crazy at EDGE. You have Parsons (who it sounds like will be back by week 3), Van Ness, Sorrell, Cox and a decent enough developmental prospect in Oliver. That's five. Is this ideal? No. But don't screw up everything chasing after this position when there are other positions that look worse. Ignore QB. I don't see anything at #153 or past #153 that looks any better than Kyle McCord. What Gutekunst will do- He will trade two picks, one pick this year and one next year, to move up from #52 to take an EDGE. He will take only one offensive lineman, maybe in the fourth round but more likely in round five. He will take two cornerbacks. He's learned his lesson after botching CB last year. Rumors the last couple days is that Gannon is having significant input in the process. Gannon did have Dalvin Tomlinson on the roster last year, who is a run stuffing 335 pound player that isn't much of a pass-rush threat. Maybe there is some hope here. I think he'll take a tight end, and despite some ridiculous approach about drafting a QB every other year, he will pass on the QB position in this draft.

Because this is their secret weapon that will take them to a Super Bowl championship. A practice squad/scout team player that can prepare the defense for a mobile quarterback.

3-round mock, no trades- Round One 1. Raiders – Fernando Mendoza/QB/Indiana 2. Jets – David Bailey/EDGE/Texas Tech 3. Cardinals – Arvell Reese/LB/Ohio State 4. Titans – Jeremiyah Love/RB/Notre Dame 5. Giants – Caleb Downs/S/Ohio State 6. Browns – Monroe Freeling/OT/Georgia 7. Commanders – Carnell Tate/WR/Ohio State 8. Saints – Jordyn Tyson/WR/Arizona State 9. Chiefs – Kaydn Proctor/OT/Alabama 10. Giants – Makai Lemon/WR/USC 11. Dolphins – Mansoor Delane/CB/LSU 12. Cowboys – Sonny Styles/LB/Ohio State 13. Rams – Francis Mauigoa/OT/Miami, Fl 14. Ravens – Kenyon Sadiq/TE/Oregon 15. Buccaneers – Reuben Bain Jr/EDGE/Miami, Fl 16. Jets – Ty Simpson/QB/Alabama 17. Lions – Spencer Fano/OT/Utah 18. Vikings – Dillon Thieneman/S/Oregon 19. Panthers – Max Iheanachor/OT/Arizona State 20. Cowboys – Keldric Faulk/EDGE/Auburn 21. Steelers – Omar Cooper Jr/WR/Indiana 22. Chargers – Olaivavega Ioane/OG/Penn State 23. Eagles – Caleb Lomu/OT/Utah 24. Brown – Denzel Boston/WR/Washington 25. Bears – Zion Young/EDGE/Missouri 26. Bills – Akheem Mesidor/EDGE/Miami, Fl 27. 49ers – KC Concepcion/WR/Texas A&M 28. Texans – Kayden McDonald/DL/Ohio State 29. Chiefs – Colton Hood/CB/Tennessee 30. Dolphins – Malachi Lawrence/EDGE/UCF 31. Patriots – R Mason Thomas/EDGE/Oklahoma 32. Seahawks – Cashius Howell/EDGE/Texas A&M Round Two 33. Jets – Jermod McCoy/CB/Tennessee 34. Cardinals – Blake Miller/OT/Clemson 35. Titans – Chase Bisontis/OG/Texas A&M 36. Raiders – Caleb Banks/DL/Florida 37. Giants – Christian Miller/DL/Georgia 38. Texans – Emmanuel Pregnon/OG/Oregon 39. Browns – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren/S/Toledo 40. Chiefs – Peter Woods/DL/Clemson 41. Bengals – Chris Johnson/CB/San Diego State 42. Saints – TJ Parker/EDGE/Clemson 43. Dolphins – AJ Haulcy/S/LSU 44. Jets – Chris Bell/WR/Louisville 45. Ravens – Keylan Rutledge/OG/Georgia Tech 46. Buccaneers – Lee Hunter/DL/Texas Tech 47. Colts – Gabe Jacus/EDGE/Illinois 48. Falcons – Germie Bernard/WR/Alabama 49. Vikings – Avieon Terrell/CB/Clemson 50. Lions – CJ Allen/LB/Georgia 51. Panthers – Treydan Stukes/S/Arizona 52. Packers – Chris Brazzell II/WR/Tennessee 53. Steelers – Jacob Rodrigez/LB/Texas Tech 54. Eagles – Derrick Moore/EDGE/Michigan 55. Chargers – Keyron Crawford/EDGE/Auburn 56. Jaguars – Anthony Hill Jr/LB/Texas 57. Bears – Dominique Orange/DL/Iowa State 58. 49ers – Caleb Tiernan/OT/Northwestern 59. Texans – Keionte Scott/CB/Miami, Fl 60. Bears – De’Zhaun Stribling/WR/Mississippi 61. Rams – Jake Golday/LB/Cincinnati 62. Broncos – Eli Stowers/TE/Vanderbilt 63. Patriots – Antonio Williams/WR/Clemson 64. Seahawks – Brandon Cisse/CB/South Carolina Round Three 65. Cardinals – Josiah Trotter/LB/Missouri 66. Titans – Dani Dennis-Sutton/EDGE/Penn State 67. Raiders – Zachariah Branch/WR/Georgia 68. Eagles – Jalon Kilgore/S/South Carolina 69. Texans – Jadarian Price/RB/Notre Dame 70. Browns – D’Angelo Ponds/CB/Indiana 71. Commanders – Romello Height/EDGE/Texas Tech 72. Bengals – Jaishawn Barham/EDGE/Michigan 73. Saints – Tyler Onyedim/DL/Texas A&M 74. Chiefs – Ted Hurst/WR/Georgia State 75. Dolphins – Malachi Fields/WR/Notre Dame 76. Steelers – Gennings Dunker/OT/Iowa 77. Buccaneers – Max Klare/TE/Ohio State 78. Colts – Bud Clark/S/TCU 79. Falcons – Jalen Farmer/OG/Kentucky 80. Ravens – Skyler Bell/WR/UConn 81. Jaguars – Joshua Josephs/EDGE/Tennessee 82. Vikings – Gracen Halton/DL/Oklahoma 83. Panthers – Deion Burks/WR/Oklahoma 84. Packers – Daylen Everette/CB/Georgia 85. Steelers – Drew Allar/QB/Penn State 86. Chargers – Zxavian Harris/DL/Mississippi 87. Dolphins – Brian Parker II/OG/Duke 88. Jaguars – Sam Hecht/C/Kansas State 89. Bears – Markel Bell/OT/Miami, Fl 90. Dolphins – Justin Joly/TE/NC State 91. Bills – Malik Muhammad/CB/Texas 92. Cowboys – Davison Igbinosun/CB/Ohio State 93. Rams – Brenen Thompson/WR/Mississippi State 94. Dolphins – Kyle Louis/LB/Pittsburgh 95. Patriots – Travis Burke/OT/Memphis 96. Seahawks – Mike Washington Jr./RB/Arkansas 97. Vikings – Logan Jones/C/Iowa 98. Eagles – Oscar Delp/TE/Georgia 99. Steelers – Keith Abney II/CB/Arizona State 100. Jaguars – Genesis Smith/S/Arizona

If he makes it to #52, he will very likely be the pick. But I don't think he makes it to #52.

The writers from the Journal-Sentinel did a podcast yesterday, and Silverstein kept mentioning running back and Jadarian Price and Mike Washington. #52 is looking like a bad spot for the Packers. I have to admit that I wouldn't be shocked. If the Packers end up drafting a backup running back at #52 (Price), I can see half the fanbase going nuts, although my gut feeling is that Price is a bit smaller than Gutekunst would like. Washington is definitely in play.

I went to NFL.com to see if Edholm's final list was posted. Nope, he wrote an article about Shedeur Sanders instead. Final board. ESPN/Scout INC top 150, Jermiah/NFL.com top 150, PFF (RIP content wing) top 150, Ourlads top 32, Zierlein/NFL.com top 150, Edholm/NFL.com second to last top 150, Rang/FOX top 150, Miller/ESPN top 150, Brugler/The Athletic top 150, Kiper/ESPN top 150 1 QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana 2 LB Arvell Reese Ohio State 3 RB Jeremiyah Love Notre Dame 4 EDGE David Bailey Texas Tech 5 S Caleb Downs Ohio State 6 LB Sonny Styles Ohio State 7 EDGE Rueben Bain Jr Miami, FL 8 OT Francis Mauigoa Miami, Fl 9 WR Carnell Tate Ohio State 10 CB Mansoor Delane LSU 11 WR Makai Lemon USC 12 OT Spencer Fano Utah 13 OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State 14 TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon 15 WR Jordyn Tyson Arizona State 16 CB Jermod McCoy Tennessee 17 OT Monroe Freeling Georgia 18 S Dillon Thieneman Oregon 19 OT Kadyn Proctor Alabama 20 EDGE Keldric Faulk Auburn 21 EDGE Akheem Mesidor Miami, Fl 22 S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Toledo 23 WR Denzel Boston Washington 24 WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana 25 WR KC Concepcion Texas A&M 26 CB Colton Hood Tennessee 27 OT Blake Miller Clemson 28 OT Caleb Lomu Utah 29 EDGE Cashius Howell Texas A&M 30 DL Kayden McDonald Ohio State 31 CB Avieon Terrell Clemson 32 CB Chris Johnson San Diego State 33 OT Max Iheanachor Arizona State 34 EDGE Zion Young Missouri 35 DL Peter Woods Clemson 36 LB CJ Allen Georgia 37 EDGE T.J. Parker Clemson 38 QB Ty Simpson Alabama 39 DL Caleb Banks Florida 40 RB Jadarian Price Notre Dame 41 LB Jacob Rodriguez Texas Tech 42 CB Brandon Cisse South Carolina 43 LB Anthony Hill Jr. Texas 44 DL Christen Miller Georgia 45 EDGE Malachi Lawrence UCF 46 OG Chase Bisontis Texas A&M 47 OG Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon 48 WR Germie Bernard Alabama 49 CB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana 50 EDGE R Mason Thomas Oklahoma 51 EDGE Gabe Jacas Illinois 52 DL Lee Hunter Texas Tech 53 LB Jake Golday Cincinnati 54 CB Keionte Scott Miami, Fl 55 OG Keylan Rutledge Georgia Tech 56 TE Eli Stowers Vanderbilt 57 S A.J. Haulcy LSU 58 EDGE Derrick Moore Michgan 59 WR Antonio Williams Clemson 60 WR Chris Bell Louisville 61 WR Chris Brazzell II Tennessee 62 WR Zachariah Branch Georgia 63 LB Josiah Trotter Missouri 64 S Treydan Stukes Arizona 65 LB Kyle Louis Pittsburgh 66 EDGE Keyron Crawford Auburn 67 CB Keith Abney II Arizona State 68 OT Gennings Dunker Iowa 69 OT Caleb Tiernan Northwestern 70 WR Malachi Fields Notre Dame 71 TE Max Klare Ohio State 72 RB Mike Washington Jr. Arkansas 73 EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State 74 EDGE Jaishawn Barham Michigan 75 S Bud Clark TCU 76 WR De'Zhaun Stribling Mississippi 77 CB Malik Muhammad Texas 78 DL Domonique Orange Iowa State 79 S Jalon Kilgore South Carolina 80 WR Ted Hurst Georgia State 81 WR Skyler Bell UConn 82 WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana 83 C Sam Hecht Kansas State 84 C Logan Jones Iowa 85 EDGE Joshua Josephs Tennessee 86 C Connor Lew Auburn 87 WR Bryce Lance North Dakota State 88 WR Deion Burks Oklahoma 89 EDGE Romello Height Texas Tech 90 S Zakee Wheatley Penn State 91 CB Davison Igbinosun Ohio State 92 TE Sam Roush Stanford 93 TE Oscar Delp Georgia 94 QB Gerrett Nussmeier LSU 95 OG Jalen Farmer Kentucky 96 DL Tyler Onyedim Texas A&M 97 CB Daylen Everette Georgia 98 DL Gracen Halton Oklahoma 99 C Jake Slaugher Florida 100 CB Tacario Davis Washington 101 QB Carson Beck Miami, Fl 102 DL Zxavian Harris Mississippi 103 OG Brian Parker II Duke 104 S Genesis Smith Arizona 105 WR Brenen Thompson Mississippi State 106 OT Trey Zuhn III Texas A&M 107 CB Chandler Rivers Duke 108 DL Chris McClellan Missouri 109 CB Devin Moore Florida 110 RB Emmett Johnson Nebraska 111 QB Drew Allar Penn State 112 EDGE LT Overton Alabama 113 TE Justin Joly NC State 114 WR Ja'Kobi Lane USC 115 OT Travis Burke Memphis 116 OT Markel Bell Miami, Fl 117 OT Dametrious Crownover Texas A&M 118 S Kamari Ramsey USC 119 DL Darrell Jackson Jr. Florida State 120 OT Keagen Trost Missouri 121 OT Austin Barber Florida 122 LB Jimmy Rolder Michigan 123 TE Eli Raridon Notre Dame 124 OT Kage Casey Boise State 125 CB Jadon Canady Oregon 126 S VJ Payne Kansas State 127 LB Harold Perkins Jr. LSU 128 CB Will Lee III Texas A&M 129 DL Kaleb Proctor Southeastern Louisiana 130 TE Michael Trigg Baylor 131 CB Julian Neal Arkansas 132 LB Keyshaun Elliott Arizona State 133 OG Beau Stephens Iowa 134 LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr TCU 135 OT Jude Bowry Boston College 136 WR Josh Cameron Baylor 137 RB Jonah Coleman Washington 138 TE Nate Boerkircher Texas A&M 139 LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon 140 LB Deontae Lawson Alabama 141 QB Cole Payton North Dakota State 142 WR Cyrus Allen Cincinnati 143 TE Marlin Klein Michigan 144 OG Billy Schrauth Notre Dame 145 DL Rayshaun Benny Michigan 146 RB Nicholas Singleton Penn State 147 OG Anez Cooper Miami, Fl 148 OG Febechi Nwaiwu Oklahoma 149 TE Jack Endries Texas 150 TE Will Kacmarek Ohio State 151 DL DeMonte Capehart Clemson 152 RB Adam Randall Clemson 153 OT Alex Harkey Oregon 154 OT Drew Shelton Penn State 155 EDGE Mason Reiger Wisconsin 156 S Jakobe Thomas Miami, Fl 157 RB Le'Veon Moss Texas A&M 158 DL Albert Regis Texas A&M 159 DL Zane Durant Penn State 160 LB Justin Jefferson Alabama 161 EDGE Caden Curry Ohio State 162 EDGE Wesley Williams Duke 163 RB Kaytron Allen Penn State 164 QB Taylen Green Arkansas 165 EDGE Max Llewellyn Iowa 166 CB Ephesians Prysock Washington 167 RB Demond Claiborne Wake Forest 168 TE Joe Royer Cincinnati 169 OT Diego Pounds Mississippi 170 DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati 171 EDGE Trey Moore Texas 172 EDGE Keyshawn James-Newby New Mexico 173 EDGE Anthony Lucas USC 174 WR Kendrick Law Kentucky 175 CB Charles Demmings Stephen F. Austin 176 WR CJ Daniels Miami, Fl 177 S Lorenzo Styles Jr. Ohio State 178 DL Nick Barrett South Carolina 179 EDGE Mikail Kamara Indiana 180 P Brett Thorson Georgia 181 DL Landon Robinson Navy 182 WR Caleb Douglas Texas Tech 183 EDGE Tyreak Sapp Florida 184 FB Max Bredeson Michigan 185 CB TJ Hall Iowa 186 RB Seth McGowan Kentucky 187 S Jalen Huskey Maryland 188 WR Jeff Caldwell Cincinnati 189 OT Enrique Cruz Kansas 190 P Ryan Eckley Michigan State 191 S Bishop Fitzgerald USC 192 WR Reggie Virgil Texas Tech 193 TE Riley Nowakowski Indiana 194 DL Brandon Cleveland NC State 195 OG Jeremiah Wright Auburn 196 WR Eric McAlister TCU 197 LB Wade Woodaz Clemson 198 OG Logan Taylor Boston College 199 WR J. Michael Sturdivant Florida 201 RB J'Mari Taylor Virginia Tech 200 CB Domani Jackson Alabama 202 WR Colbie Young Georgia 203 WR Kevin Coleman Jr. Missouri 204 LB Namdi Obiazor TCU 205 C Jager Burton Kentucky 206 TE Dallen Bentley Utah 207 DL Tim Keenan III Alabama 208 LB Taurean York Texas A&M 209 QB Cade Klubnik Clemson 210 C Parker Brailsford Alabama 211 OT J.C. Davis Illinois 212 DL Jordan van den Berg Georgia Tech 213 EDGE Nadame Tucker Western Michigan 214 EDGE Michael Heldman Central Michigan 215 EDGE George Gumbs Jr. Florida 216 S Dalton Johnson Arizona

Unfortunately, Gutekunst feels the same way. Banks sucked and Belton was not exactly impressive last year. Combine that with Morgan's inexperience at LT (for Walker only being average/below-average as a LT....Morgan never threatened him for that job) and Tom coming back from a significant injury...the offensive line is the group that could sink this team. CB a close second.

Discrepancies can be explained by the Jets and Browns. All of them. I should also point out that it's not "my board," but a consensus/composite board made up of top prospect lists from around the web. As an extra bonus this year, ESPN didn't publish Kiper's list behind a paywall, so I threw that in this morning. I'm still waiting for an updated list from Eric Edholm (NFL.com), when I get his added in I'll post the board in the off-season thread.

Banks is #39 and Miller is #44 on my updated board. I don't think either of them make it to #52. Lee Hunter is right at #52, but even though he was a 30-Visit, I still don't think the Packers will pick him with as athlete-minded Gutekunst is. I would personally love to see them pick Hunter, Next Gen production rating was #1 among that DL's at this year's combine. Next Gen athleticism grade...second to last. Historically, Gutekunst has not picked guys like that. To me, he's be my #1 choice at #52 over Georgia Tech OG-Keylan Rutledge by the slightest of margins. Those two guys would be my favorites BY FAR with how the board currently sits. And as much as Gutekunst loves the workout guys, Dani Dennis-Sutton just has not climbed the board like I thought he would and currently sits #73. Will Gutekunst have him higher than that on the Packers board? Pretty likely. High enough to pick at #52? I'm now a bit doubtful about that. Romello Height has been slipping bit by bit, and is now sitting at #90 on the board, a few spots after the Packers third round pick (#84). I think Gutekunst would like to take an EDGE guy at #52, but if Malachi Lawrence, Gabe Jacas and R Mason Thomas are all off the board, I don't think he can. Looking at the board, Tennessee WR-Chris Brazzell II seems more and more likely at #52. You want to track 30-Visit guys...WR Chris Brazzell II at #52, EDGE Romello Height at #84 and CB Will Lee III at #120 all fit pretty well in those spots. Man, I can see a lot of Packer fans losing it if Gutekunst takes another WR in round 2 after taking WRs in round 1 and 3 last year. Personally, I'm more worried that he's going to largely ignore the offensive line, which to me is crazy because that is the group that looks like it has the most potential to crap-out and end up sinking this team's chances. Also going to throw this out there. Even with 8 draft picks, the overall depth on this team will not be looking good. By my count, they are up to 9 day three picks in 2027 (3 of their own (traded one for Kinnard), 4 comp picks, 2 picks for Gary/Wicks). IMO, they could give something up and move one of those picks into the upcoming draft. The Dolphins currently have 11 picks, seven of those in the first three rounds. I would be on the phone already offering the Dolphins next years 4th round pick for the 11th pick in the fifth round (#151 overall). Packers fourth round pick this year is at #120, will go up or down depending on how the team does. But for now, count on it being about a 30 spot drop to have the pick a year earlier. On the board currently....#151 = Demonte Capehart/DL/Clemson, #152 = Adam Randall/RB/Clemson, #154 = Drew Shelton/OT/Penn State, #155 = Mason Reiger/EDGE/Wisconsin, #161 = Caden Curry/EDGE/Ohio State, #169 = Diego Pounds/OT/Mississippi, #170 = Dontay Corleone/DL/Cincinnati, #175 = Charles Demmings/CB/Stephen F. Austin. Looks like above-average fifth round talent to my eyes, I'd be comfortable making this swap considering the amount of day three picks we have to work with in 2027.

I updated the composite I've put together this morning. Check out page 13 of the Packer's 2026 Off-Season thread for a two-week old version. I will post a final version, but in particular want to wait for a final ranking from Eric Edholm at NFL.com before doing so. Gabe Jacus was #48 in the update from this morning, and I would guess he will go a bit higher than that.