B
Green Bay Packers
More right than wrong for the Packers, and a B to prove it.
by Big Pack ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 6 steals
· 4 reaches
The Packers clearly saw something nobody else did in Brandon Cleveland, taking him 68 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
The Hecht pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
Gabe Jacas at slot 53 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Domonique Orange slid further than he should have, and the 87th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It fills a real need, too.
Devin Moore at No. 120 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They robbed the room for Sam Hecht here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Jack Endries is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They reached a country mile for Kage Casey at the 130th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 153 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Charles Demmings in the 160th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Rayshaun Benny at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Kaelon Black at slot 201 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Trey Zuhn III at No. 236 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Brandon Cleveland at pick 255, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
