B
Green Bay Packers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Packers a B.
by emc2feld ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Packers started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 47 picks ahead of schedule.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
Value with a capital V on Dontay Corleone in the 84th pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Lance at the 92nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Logan Jones at No. 115 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Julian Neal at slot 120 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Nadame Tucker in Round 5, Pick 12 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Albert Regis at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They liked Red Murdock enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at Round 6, Pick 20, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Kaelon Black went about where he belonged in pick No. 211. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nice patience on TJ Hall, who had no business lasting to No. 236. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Good price on Desmond Reid in pick 250, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No edge and no loss on Isaiah Jatta in the 255th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
