The Seattle Seahawks are officially Super Bowl champions, and everybody in the NFL gets to reset the board and start looking ahead to next year. Some teams have already had two eyes on the 2026 season, including the Green Bay Packers, who can't help but feel like a couple of injuries late in the season robbed them of a potential banner year.
Now, general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur -- with new contracts themselves -- will get back to the drawing board this offseason to try and build a roster that can take down the mighty Seahawks.
And they shouldn't be too far off. The Packers have one of the most talented rosters in the league, and even without a first-round pick, they can do some serious damage in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Packers add reinforcements at defensive tackle, cornerback in 7-round mock draft
Round 2 (52): Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
Most 2026 NFL mock drafts have the Packers taking whoever is the best cornerback available with this pick slot, and for good reason. Green Bay absolutely needs cornerback help, and it's almost difficult to justify any other position with this selection.
However, the counterargument to that is the fact that the injury late last season to defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt was absolutely detrimental to the Green Bay defensive front, coupled (obviously) with the injury to Micah Parsons. I wouldn't put it past the Packers to go after a defensive lineman or even an edge-rusher with this pick.
And in this situation, they bring in the man known as "Big Citrus" from the Iowa State program. A 6-foot-4, 325-pound future star on the interior, Orange would give the Packers another athletic option to rotate in on the defensive line and help make life easier for the linebackers and edge-rushers.
Round 3 (84): Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State
We know Gutekunst loves the longer, athletic players at the cornerback position, and Ohio State's Davison Igbinosun fits the bill.
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Listed at 6-foot-2, 193 pounds, Iginosun has a long frame with fantastic ball skills (4 INTs, 17 PBU the last two seasons combined), and would give the Packers a great option to slide into one of the outside cornerback positions.
This is a team that will likely have to go after more immediate help in the starting lineup at cornerback in free agency, but this is the type of prospect who would be in the perfect situation to thrive right away in Jonathan Gannon's defense.
Round 4 (120): Chandler Rivers, CB, Duke
The Packers definitely have a bit of a size and athleticism threshold when it comes to players they are picking at certain positions in the top two or three rounds, but on Day 3? A player like Chandler Rivers -- even at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds -- is fair game.
You can't teach the ball magnet instinct, and Rivers is precisely that. He finished his college career (all four years at Duke, by the way) with 29 passes defensed, seven interceptions, and three forced fumbles. Rivers was a big play waiting to happen for the Duke defense, and it looks like he will be an ideal slot corner at the next level.
Gannon can help mold him into a stud.
Round 5 (158): Beau Stephens, OL, Iowa
Earlier in this mock draft, we got a Cyclones player for the Packers' defensive front, and here we get a Hawkeye for the offensive line. The training camp battles would be intense.
Beau Stephens has the one prerequisite quality for any Packers offensive line prospect: Versatility. He's played both guard positions for Kirk Ferentz at Iowa and played them exceptionally well. He missed time in 2023 due to injury, but has bounced back nicely over the past couple of years, and could give the Packers some much-needed depth on the offensive line.
Final picks
- Round 6 (200): Dae'Quan Wright, TE, Ole Miss
- Round 7 (236): Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
- Round 7 (254): Colbie Young, WR, Georgia
- Round 7 (257): Charles Demmings, CB, Stephen F. Austin
In the later rounds of the draft, you're really just throwing darts. You're looking for guys you believe have the most upside, or can contribute right away on special teams.
Dae'Quan Wright would be an interesting option in the sixth round because he brings some legitimate pass-catching chops to the table at the tight end position. The Packers saw their need for additional depth there this past season with the Tucker Kraft injury.
Adding a couple of skill players with upside like Kaelon Black of Indiana and Colbie Young out of Georgia would give the Packers some late-round guys to get a look at in the offseason program and maybe slide onto the practice squad.
Charles Demmings is the type of small-school player your fan base gets really excited about on Day 3 of the draft. He's got a 6-foot-1 frame and had four interceptions last season for Stephen F. Austin. Those are the types of stories you love to root for in the offseason program.