Packers handed odd grade for Dontayvion Wicks trade

TL;DR

The Green Bay Packers traded receiver Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick. This move has been graded a C- by CBS Sports, indicating the Packers' lack of confidence in Wicks's future with the team.

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The Green Bay Packers' offense has perhaps one of the best potentials in the league, but it appears that the franchise didn't see receiver Dontayvion Wicks as part of the future.

The Packers are sending Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick.

So, the Eagles didn't give up much in order to get Wicks through the doors, and Green Bay gets picks that won't really be difference-makers. That perhaps tells you all you need to know about how the Packers felt about Wicks.

For CBS Sports' Bryan DeArdo, in grading the move, from a Packers perspective, he's given it a C-.

"This is a confusing move for Green Bay, given its question marks at the skill positions,” DeArdo wrote. “Yes, the Packers are deep at receiver and tight end, but their talent at both positions is still somewhat unproven, especially at wideout.

‘The best thing to like about this trade from Green Bay's standpoint is the fact that they are getting two draft picks for a player who wasn't in their long-term plans.”

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Packers fine at WR?

With Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, and Matthew Golden as Jordan Love's top three weapons, it does feel like the Packers are a little light.

Having lost Romeo Doubs and now Wicks, the Packers' depth isn't exactly good. All it would take is one injury to any of those three mentioned above, and things could get extremely tough.

It does feel like the Packers are banking on the internal development of Watson, Golden, and Reed to help lift the offense in 2026, and that is a dangerous game to play.

Granted, it might work, but if it doesn't, do the Packers have an offense capable of making a deep playoff run? Likely not, which means the defense will have to do the heavy lifting.