The NFL Draft has come to an end, and with it, the Green Bay Packers’ 2026 draft class has officially been finalized.
The 2026 NFL Draft was hosted in Pittsburgh this year, and they did a wonderful job. Pittsburgh was a fantastic host for the three-day event. In fact, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania set an NFL Draft attendance record this year. Over the three days, approximately 805,000 people were in attendance. On the first day alone, 320,000 fans were present to see the Raiders select Fernando Mendoza with the first overall pick.
Well done, Pittsburgh—thank you for being such great hosts this year.
Finally, onto the actual drafting of players.
NFL Draft: Packers Draft Class Overview
In a draft class that many experts considered weaker, 257 players were selected into the NFL. However, the Packers only entered the draft with eight selections. And, when it was all said and done, they only made just six picks. This marks the fewest players drafted by the Packers since 2004, when they also selected only six players.
In last year’s draft, Brian Gutekunst didn’t make any trades. This year, however, he made two. Green Bay traded up in the third round and then again later, packaging their two seventh-round picks to move back into the sixth round.
This draft leaned heavily toward the defensive side of the ball. Of the Packers’ six selections, four were defensive players. The other two picks came on offense and a special teams contributor.
The Packers didn’t really have any head-scratching pick this year. Of course, Brian Gutekunst said in his end-of-draft press conference that he ultimately always focused on selecting the best player available. Even if this is true, and I have no reason to doubt it, Green Bay really nailed every one of their perceived needs in this draft, other than a y-tight end of course.
So, with that, let’s get into the Packers 2026 NFL Draft Class!
NFL Draft: Round 2 Pick 54
Brandon Cisse, DB, South Carolina
NFL Draft: Round 3 Pick 77
Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
Round 4 Pick 120
Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE, Penn State
Round 5 Pick 153
Jager Burton, C/G, Kentucky
Round 6 Pick 201
Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama
NFL Draft – Round 6 Pick 216
Trey Smack, K, Florida
And as always,
Go Pack Go!
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Damon is a diehard, fully-immersed cheesehead who currently lives in southern Missouri. He teaches at a local high school and has a family YouTube channel about all things Packers. You can follow him on twitter at @packersfamily and on YouTube at The Packers Family.
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