NFL, Green Bay Packers and National Football League Draft
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Gutekunst traded picks No. 84 and 160 to Tampa Bay for pick No. 77 and took nose tackle Chris McClellan of Missouri. Gutekunst then traded both of his seventh rounders for the final pick in the sixth round and took kicker Trey Smack of Florida.
Last April's NFL draft was at Lambeau Field, so the Packers' first pick was among the most anticipated in team history. However, this season, the draft is in Pittsburgh and Green Bay doesn't have a pick in the first round Thursday night, April 23 due to the trade for Micah Parsons last season.
Green Bay had six picks from the 2025 draft class play in a game as a rookie with five seeing action in 11-plus contests and two starting five-plus contests: WR Matthew Golden (five) and G/T Anthony Belton (seven). Four players also saw action in the playoffs with Belton starting.
The consensus big board can help determine "value" of a draft class. How did the Packers do with their 2026 draft?