Official 2026 Draft Thread

[Joemailman]

If they play a 4-3 they might not be signing a true nose. But they need someone like Jarran Reed or Slayton back.

I wonder if Gute has more expectations of upside of Brinson and Stackhouse than just about everybody else.

[Joemailman]

https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com...big-board-2026 has 10 CB's ranked between 44-100. Only 3 DL in the same range. 10 OL in that range.

[Bretsky]

My prediction:

CB
CB
CB
DT
DT
CB
DT If we have a few other picks I'm not aware of Maybe a true center.

edit: Reality will be more like

Decathlete silver medalist
100M Gold medalist
High jump bronze
long jump gold

You get the picture.

I think we may trade down a couple times, and end up drafting 2 OL as well

[Joemailman]

Combine starts this week. Workouts start Thursday.

[Joemailman]

Gute's PC. Comment on Bisaccia: "There were other opportunities he wanted to pursue". Raises more questions than answers.

[pbmax]

Also that is was a surprise to get the news. It doesn't sound like he was forced out.

[Bretsky]

Can I be captain obvious here ?

Flower is too much of a pssy to force his friends out

But isn't it his job to gauge things in this situation ?



So why the fck is this happening 38 days after the season ?

[Joemailman]

Drafting Gennings Dunker could restore Packer fans faith in mullets after the Royce Newman fiasco. And he's from Iowa.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Drafting Gennings Dunker could restore Packer fans faith in mullets after the Royce Newman fiasco. And he's from Iowa.

Looks like Joe Exotic on ‘roid.

[Fritz]

If the window is now in GB, then this becomes, more than most drafts, a "need" draft. That means, to me, nose tackle(s) and corners, primarily, and offensive linemen, later.

[texaspackerbacker]

That long haired guy was just a third team as All Big Ten. If we have a shot at him the third day, maybe.

I heard the name Colton Hood of Tennessee I think - a very good cover Corner - who might be available for the Packers in the Second.

[Joemailman]

That long haired guy was just a third team as All Big Ten. If we have a shot at him the third day, maybe.

I heard the name Colton Hood of Tennessee I think - a very good cover Corner - who might be available for the Packers in the Second.

Dunker is a likely 2nd round pick. He's on OT who will likely play G in the NFL. Iowa guys tend to transition great to the NFL.

[pbmax]

Dunker is a likely 2nd round pick. He's on OT who will likely play G in the NFL. Iowa guys tend to transition great to the NFL.

Usually.

[Joemailman]

Packers Iowa draftees from 1992 on:

1997: Ross Verba - T
2002: Aaron Kampman - DT
2006: Abdul Hodge - LB
2010 : Bryan Bulaga - T
2012: Mike Daniels - DT
2013: Micah Hyde - DB
2018: Josh Jackson - CB
2023: Lukas Van Ness - DL

[pbmax]

Packers Iowa draftees from 1992 on:

1997: Ross Verba - T
2002: Aaron Kampman - DT
2006: Abdul Hodge - LB
2010 : Bryan Bulaga - T
2012: Mike Daniels - DT
2013: Micah Hyde - DB
2018: Josh Jackson - CB
2023: Lukas Van Ness - DL

Its closer to 50/50 than I'd like. Verba was mixed bag but did play a bit longer elsewhere. Not a lock of a Tackle that early though. Kampman was huge for them.

Hodge was just Hodge, then a great streak of three, Josh Jackson asked to not play man to man which was his Matt Forte and Lukas Van Not Quite Yet but hopefully this year.