Prepare yourself for the Packers to make a move at running back next week.
I wrote last week about the Packers’ pre-draft visits tipping their priorities a bit, and that’s still true. The picture has clarified since then: with 23 visits now reported, the Packers have touched base with five different cornerbacks. Usually when they meet with five or more players at a position, the Packers end up drafting someone at that spot. There’s no need to pencil anything in; put a cornerback down with pen for
next week’s draft.
But running back is in a three-way tie beyond that; the Packers have visited with three running backs, three wide receivers, and three defensive lineman, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them draft any or all of those positions, and I really think running back deserves to be among them.
We’ve discussed the unique position the Packers are in at wide receiver before: other than Matthew Golden and Savion Williams, everyone in the wide receiver room is a free agent after this year. They have to add bodies there, if only to have some kind of backfill in place. But running back isn’t much better off. Josh Jacobs should practically be considered a free agent for next year, MarShawn Lloyd has been an invisible man so far in his career, and while Chris Brooks is under contract for multiple years, I don’t think anyone, however big a fan of his you might be, is looking for a Brooks-led backfield in Green Bay.
That doesn’t add up to running back being a screaming, high-priority need, but they could use another prospect in the pipeline. They should add someone soon, and it might be as soon as next week’s draft.
Packers 2026 draft preview: Is running back a sneaky need in Green Bay? | Packers Wire
It’s not sneaky when your top back is old and increasingly expensive and you have no depth behind him.
Pre-draft picture: Packers looking for better health at running back | Packers.com
If one of the official bloggers of the Packers are talking about running back as a potential need, you know it’s serious.
Defensive linemen Packers could draft at No. 52 overall | Packers News
It’s no secret: the Packers need defensive line help.
From Early to Late, Seven Packers Prospects to Replace Dontayvion Wicks | Sports Illustrated
The Packers had theoretical openings at receiver even before Wicks left due to their unique contract situation, but now the position looks like a priority.
An 18-game NFL season is coming: Here’s how the league can keep the balance right | CBS Sports
The NFL is very clearly working to manufacture consent for an 18th game (and they’ll proceed with one whether people want it or not, to be clear).
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