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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFans react to the Green Bay Packers pick of Matthew Golden<\/p>\n
NFL draft attendees react to the Green Bay Packers pick of Texas Longhorn wide receiver Matthew Golden during the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Green Bay Packers<\/a> don’t have a first-round pick when the 2026 NFL Draft gets going April 23, but they’ll have eight picks on Days 2 and 3 (for now) and plenty of opportunities to add impact players.<\/p>\n The organization and general manager Brian Gutekunst have told us what they value over the years based on the players they select. So who are genuinely the most “Packers<\/a> players” in the draft if we combine traits, positional need and even whether the player came to Green Bay for a “top-30 visit?”<\/a><\/p>\n Basically, it’s a list of players who are most likely to become Packers during the three-day draft in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n With significant input from Tyler Brooke, who runs the “Best Available” YouTube channel<\/a> and writes for Acme Packing Company<\/a> covering the Packers, take a look at some players who best fit the bill and should be available when the Packers are on the clock:<\/p>\n The Packers have the No. 52 pick (second round) on Day 2 of the draft, and Dennis-Sutton is a name to know for that spot. The 6-foot-5, 256-pounder possesses size, speed, college production, the pedigree of a former five-star recruit and uncommon athleticism.<\/p>\n “He’s a big-fast [guy], and the Packers love those edges. They just can’t help themselves,” Brooke said. “If he’s there at 52, I don’t think they think twice. He screams ‘Packers edge’ as much as you’re gonna get. They love their traits-y guys.”<\/p>\n Speaking of size, the 6-4, 325-pounder known as “Big Citrus” might be just the type of player the Packers are looking for.<\/p>\n “On his pro day, he had some really good, explosive stats,” Brooke said. “His speed scores are really impressive for a guy his size.”<\/p>\n So why might he be available later in the draft? He didn’t have a lot of production at Iowa State, something Brooke dismissed.<\/p>\n “He’s a nose tackle; they don’t put up stats,” Brooke said. “Iowa State runs a goofy 3-3-5 front where basically his entire job is to take on two to three blocks at once and let the linebackers get home. They kept him on the field, and when he wasn’t on the field, they got gashed. The Packers just need a guy like that. That’s the one that seems to make a lot of sense.”<\/p>\n The 6-1, 195-pounder made a top-30 visit to Green Bay and had some great test scores in the pre-draft workouts.<\/p>\n “He’s one of those guys that can press, disrupt guys off the line of scrimmage,” Brooke said. “He’s built almost like George Pickens but playing corner and kind of wired that way, too, which is a compliment. He got a lot of praise for really showing up at the Senior Bowl, a vocal leader, pumped guys up to compete. He’s a small-school guy \u2026 but the athletic scores and size \u2026 with Jonathan Gannon coming [as Packers defensive coordinator], you really need these big, long dudes who can run, and Dennings fits that mold a lot for me.”<\/p>\n Brooke said if the Packers wanted to take a cornerback earlier, they might be tempted by Ohio State’s Davison Igbinosun, a player who has overcome his early career difficulty drawing penalty flags while maintaining his aggressive style of play.<\/p>\n Another player who came to Green Bay for a visit, the 5-10, 210-pounder would look good as a change-of-pace back in the same backfield as Josh Jacobs.<\/p>\n “The Packers don’t run outside-zone stuff anymore, usually run between the tackles, and that’s where [Black] thrives,” Brooke said. “He’s decisive, downhill, balanced. He’s a little thinner so he might not be able to withstand a full workload, but i think of him a little bit like early career Isaiah Pacheco.”<\/p>\nBest bet in Round 2: Dani Dennis-Sutton, edge rusher, Penn State<\/h2>\n
The big guy: Domonique Orange, defensive line, Iowa State<\/h2>\n
The Day 3 value guy: Charles Demmings, cornerback, Stephen F. Austin<\/h2>\n
A running back? Kaelon Black, running back, Indiana<\/h2>\n