The 2026 NFL Draft takes place one month from today, and after hosting last year’s festivities, the Green Bay Packers will be taking a bit of a back seat this go around.

As the big day inches closer, here’s a look at how the Packers will be setting up shop.

The Current Situation

As we all know, the addition of Micah Parsons this past season will have a significant effect on the Packers’ capital for the next two NFL Drafts.

In exchange for the All-Pro, Green Bay shipped out its next two first round picks, and as a result, the Packers likely won’t be making any selections on Day 1, barring some sort of trade up.

If the draft were today, the Packers would hold seven selections, and the picks would fall as follows:

Considering the general feeling among fans that the Packers are only a few players away from Super Bowl contention, it’s a bit frustrating to be watching the first round from afar, but in reality, the result may make that much of a difference.

The Green Bay Packers front office has a track record of hitting more consistently on later round selections than early round ones, and besides a few key positions, the team probably won’t be relying on rookies for a significant snap share in 2026.

If they do, they should still have access to plenty of surefire options at pick 52.

The Available Talent

Although the Packers are lacking on premium picks in this year’s draft, there might not be much of a talent discrepancy in regard to the players available.

Most of the team’s primary positions of need boast a wealth of depth, and it’ll be up to Brian Gutekunst to weed out the best of them.

At cornerback, players like Brandon Cisse, Chris Johnson, Davison Igbinosun, Keionte Scott, Julian Neal, and Daylen Everette should be options for the Packers, with whoever is selected likely having the opportunity to start.

In the interior, the Packers could consider Dominique Orange, Kaleb Proctor, Dontay Corleone, and Christen Miller, among others, with a serious need for a run-stopping presence.

On the offensive line, there’s many fans’ draft crush, Gennings Dunker, as well as his teammate Logan Jones, and the Packers have a great history of finding talented lineman.

With how the board is falling for Green Bay’s biggest holes, there may be no better year to play the waiting game.

So What’s Next?

Prior to the end of the first wave of free agency, the Green Bay Packers looked to be clearing up cap space for another big move, with nearly fourteen million dollars in effective cap space available for 2026 following the June 1st release of Nate Hobbs.

A significant addition never came to fruition however, but there’s a chance it might still be coming.

Green Bay could be cooking up some sort of draft day trade to bolster the roster in pursuit of a championship, and if not, they’ve been stacking up compensatory picks at the very least.

With the loss of Malik Willis, Romeo Doubs, Quay Walker, and Rasheed Walker, as well as the trade of Rashan Gary, the Packers have added five selections in next year’s draft to their arsenal, several of which have the chance to be upgraded depending on playing time among other factors.

Those picks can be seen here:

Although it seems more likely that the Green Bay Packers will hang on to their cap space for extensions, especially with Christian Watson and Tucker Kraft due soon, there’s some reason to believe that Green Bay isn’t done just yet.

Regardless, we’ll be welcoming a new guard to the Green and Gold in just a few short weeks.