Here’s a fun one I want to throw out there. After publishing our Mock Offseason 2.0, I got some questions about addressing the tight end and linebacker positions, which I understand, but I don’t necessarily believe are must-add positions in the draft if depth is brought back. So here’s what I want to ask you today: What positions do you think the Packers will 100 percent hit on in the draft? Assume all free agents leave and none are added, since Green Bay shouldn’t be very active in free agency.
If absolutely everyone leaves, including potential low-level retentions, here’s where I think the Packers will need to at least add a warm body from a number perspective:
- RB: 1
- TE: 1
- OL: 2 to 3
- LB: 1
Outside of that, from a numbers perspective, I think they’re kind of solid with what they have in the building, a product of the years of extra picks post-Aaron Rodgers. The issue in Green Bay isn’t so much 53-man-roster-level talent as it is true difference makers at the starting level, to me.
I could easily see the Packers skipping running back, tight end or linebacker in the draft if Chris Brooks, Josh Whyle or one of Quay Walker/Nick Niemann/Kristian Welch is brought back, for example. Just based on where the roster is right now, the team has really positioned itself to just go “best player available,” outside of the obvious potential to improve at center, nose tackle and cornerback on the starting level, depending on what the Packers’ actions are pre-draft. By the third round, I almost expect Green Bay to be an open book in terms of the positions they’re looking to draft.
I’m interested in hearing which positions you believe are must-address spots, since I think it’ll say a lot about whether you believe a player who was on the 2025 53-man roster will make the cut in 2026.
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