The Green Bay Packers will not have a first-round draft pick due to a trade for pass rusher Micah Parsons. Their original No. 20 pick now belongs to the Dallas Cowboys.
Key points
Packers will not select in the first round of the NFL Draft
First-round pick was traded for Micah Parsons
Original No. 20 pick now belongs to the Dallas Cowboys
NFL Draft first round begins at 7 p.m. CT
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Why don't the Packers have a first-round draft pick tonight?
The Green Bay Packers won't be among the teams – barring a trade – selecting a player Thursday, April 23 on the first night of the NFL Draft.
Though 32 players will hear their name announced in Pittsburgh, the No. 20 pick that would have otherwise gone to Green Bay belongs to the Dallas Cowboys instead.
Here's more about the Packers and the 2026 NFL Draft:
When will the Packers make their first pick of the 2026 NFL Draft?
The Packers will have the No. 52 overall pick, the 20th pick of the second round, on Day 2 of the draft Friday, April 24.
When was the last time the Packers didn't have a first-round draft pick?
The Packers haven't been without a first-round pick since 2017, and that was the result of a draft-day trade in which they famously traded back, missing out on former Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Watt, who went on to be a perennial All-Pro with Pittsburgh, and selecting cornerback Kevin King early in the second round.
Q&A
Why did the Packers trade their first-round draft pick?
The Packers traded their first-round pick as part of a deal to acquire pass rusher Micah Parsons.
What pick do the Packers currently have in the NFL Draft?
The Packers currently do not have a first-round pick; their original No. 20 pick belongs to the Dallas Cowboys.
When does the first round of the NFL Draft start?
The first round of the NFL Draft starts at 7 p.m. CT on April 23.
Who did the Packers trade with to lose their first-round pick?
The Packers traded with the Dallas Cowboys, who now hold the No. 20 pick.
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Before that, the Packers last came away without a first-round pick in 2008, when they traded the 30th pick to the New York Jets and took wide receiver Jordy Nelson in the second round.
The last time the Packers went into a draft without a first-round pick? That would be 1986; the Packers had previously traded that pick to the San Diego Chargers for safety Mossy Cade.
What else did the Packers give up for Micah Parsons?
Green Bay also surrendered its first-round pick next year to Dallas, so we'll do this all again in 2027. Defensive lineman Kenny Clark also went to the Cowboys in the trade.
How did Micah Parsons and Kenny Clark fare in 2026?
Parsons was electric, racking up 12.5 sacks and earning first-team All-Pro and a fifth career Pro Bowl berth. The downside: He tore his ACL and was limited to 13-plus games. It's unclear if he'll be available to start the 2026 season, but he figures prominently in the team's plans for the season.
Clark had three sacks, six tackles for loss and 36 tackles while starting all 17 games for Dallas in his age-30 season (he'll turn 31 in October). Clark played 68% of the defensive snaps for Dallas, an increase from 63% in his final year with the Packers.
Dallas finished the year 7-9-1, a half-game better than the previous season. The Packers finished 9-7-1 (finishing with a tie head-to-head in Dallas) and made the playoffs. Parsons made a huge tackle of ex-teammate Dak Prescott to cement a stalemate when the teams met Sept. 28.
Could the Packers trade back into the first round and pick April 23, after all?
Of course, but don't plan for it.
The Packers have moved up in the first round of the draft before, including in 2020, when they traded for quarterback Jordan Love, and the year before that, when they moved up nine spots to draft safety Darnell Savage.
So there's no reason to think the Packers would be averse to trading up. It's just a little more complicated without the asset of an original first-round pick.
What picks do the Packers have in the 2026 NFL Draft?
