Bold predictions for Packers in the 2026 NFL draft

The Green Bay Packers were in their boldest form during the offseason in 2025, drafting a wide receiver in the first round for the first time in two decades and pulling off a blockbuster trade for All-Pro Micah Parsons before the start of the regular season.

Now, after three straight empty playoff trips, could the Packers be bold once again during the most important roster building event of 2026? Brian Gutekunst's roster has holes, but without a first-round pick, the Packers are lacking in draft capital and must be clever in their approach. As always, fortune favors the bold.

Our bold predictions for the Packers in the 2026 NFL draft:

Zach Kruse: Packers triple dip at cornerback

It won't be shocking at all if the Packers manage to double dip at cornerback, a position where Brian Gutekunst admitted the roster needs numbers and where the short-term and long-term needs are glaringly obvious. In fact, the Packers exiting this draft with fewer than two picks at corner would be somewhat shocking on its own. But could the Packers actually use three picks at corner? I can imagine a scenario where the Packers trade down at some point on Day 2, acquire an additional pick (or two) and then use three of the picks to completely reshape and restock the cornerback position. There are a TON of Packers types at corner in this draft class, and the Packers desperately need the numbers for 2026 and the stability in 2027 and beyond. Remember the 2022 draft? The Packers were long overdue for an investment at wide receiver, so Brian Gutekunst boldly picked Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs and Samori Toure. That worked OK, and now a similar situation could play out at corner four years later. The bold prediction for 2026: The Packers get one corner on Day 2, another corner in the middle rounds/early on Day 3, and a final one with one of their seventh-round picks.