B-
Green Bay Packers
The Packers cashed the board's mistake on Lane: B-.
by emc2feld ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Ja'Kobi Lane slide, and the Packers were the ones holding the card at the Round 4 slot. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Rivers pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid up for Derrick Moore at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They jumped the gun on Chandler Rivers, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ja'Kobi Lane in slot 120, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Kage Casey at pick No. 160 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Le'Veon Moss at the 201st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No edge and no loss on Trey Zuhn III in Round 7, Pick 20; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They let Josh Cuevas come to them and pounced at pick 255. It patches a soft spot without any drama.