Packers Mock Draft: No Trades Edition

It’s finally NFL Draft week! Even without a first-round selection, there is plenty of hype surrounding the Green Bay Packers, who have eight selections beginning with No. 52. They’re a team that consistently plans for the long-term future but is also in win-now mode, which adds extra intrigue to this year’s proceedings.

Here's our mock draft, the No Trades edition. (Tune in tomorrow for a Packers mock that includes Brian Gutekunst doing some wheeling and dealing.)

Round 2 - No. 52 - Gennings Dunker / OL / Iowa

Green Bay adds a versatile depth piece to its offensive line with its first pick in the draft. Dunker primarily played tackle at Iowa, but projects to play guard in the NFL, given his frame and fit. At the Senior Bowl, Dunker said that he's "down" to play any position asked of him and mentioned he's been repping at both tackle and guard in the lead-up to the draft.

The Packers have their starting five locked in — or at least we believe they do. However, as we saw last year, injuries are likely to pop up at some point, and the depth behind the starting five has serious questions. Dunker should eventually be a starter, and a solid one at that (he did go to Iowa, after all). His versatility is the cherry on top for Green Bay.

Round 3 - No. 84 - Daylen Everette / CB / Georgia

Everette fell into Green Bay's lap in our mock draft simulator, and it just so happens he plays a position of need for the Packers.

The cornerback position left a lot to be desired, especially in the stretch run of the season a year ago. Everette has the ideal size the Packers prefer at cornerback, listed at 6'1", 193 lbs. He logged 41 games in his career at Georgia, and the film shows a sound athlete who's always under control and has ideal agility. Green Bay has a recent history of drafting Georgia defensive players, and general manager Brian Gutekunst goes back to that well here.

Round 4 - No. 120 - Will Lee III / CB / Texas A&M

The Packers double up at cornerback and also select someone they brought in for a pre-draft visit. How important is that note, you ask? Last year alone, the Packers had Matthew Golden, Anthony Belton, and Savion Williams all in for three of their 30 pre-draft visits. Those were Green Bay's first three picks. When the draft ended, and undrafted free agency was wrapped up, five players the Packers had in for visits ended up in Green Bay.

Like Everette, Lee has the size at the position Green Bay favors at 6'1", 190 lbs. Lee showed he was better in man coverage than zone coverage and projects to stick on the boundary at cornerback in the NFL. Gutekunst said the Packers didn't need an overhaul at cornerback this offseason. However, after signing Benjamin St-Juste in free agency, they added Everette and Lee in back-to-back rounds with two of their first three picks.

Round 5 - No. 153 - Albert Regis / DL / Texas A&M

If Jonathan Gannon wants a nose tackle who can clog up the middle for years to come, Regis has the potential to be just that. NFL.com's Lance Zierlein described Regis as "a leverage monster who can function as a tree stump in the middle of a defense."

That's a tremendous description of the run-clogging defensive lineman out of Texas A&M. Green Bay has Devonte Wyatt, and they brought in veteran Javon Hargrave. Regis could learn from Hargrave early on, who won't be in Green Bay long term, and then potentially get plugged in between the guards at some point if he develops and earns his keep.

Why not go back-to-back Aggies?

Round 5 - No. 160 - Kaelon Black / RB / Indiana

Another pre-draft visitor lands in Green Bay! Perhaps it was a bit of a reach at No. 160. Still, Black comes from a championship environment at Indiana and is described by many evaluators as a grinder who gets every yard that blocking allows.

The Packers are in a peculiar spot at running back. Josh Jacobs is the bell cow, but with Emanuel Wilson off to Seattle, there will be a lot of pressure on MarShawn Lloyd to stay healthy and serve as the No. 2 running back. Lloyd has played one game in two years due to injuries. The Packers re-signed Chris Brooks to a two-year deal, but he's at his best as a pass-blocking running back on third downs.

Black could carve out a small role early on if there are injuries, and if health isn't an issue, he would be a great depth piece to stash for later on.

Round 6 - No. 201 - Cade Klubnik / QB / Clemson

Malik Willis is gone, and, depending on our belief in Desmond Ridder or Kyle McCord, the Packers might be itching to draft and develop another young quarterback.

Most had Klubnik going in the first or second round entering the year, but his play in 2025 was wildly inconsistent. Klubnik has some sneaky athleticism and thrived on attacking zone-defense looks, but when the game sped up, he sometimes got out of sorts. Gutekunst has spoken before about constantly cycling younger quarterbacks to develop them. Klubnik could be the latest.

Round 7 - No. 236 - J. Michael Sturdivant / WR/ Florida

Sturdivant's statistics don't jump off the page, but all the other numbers do. He's 6'2" and ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at the combine and had a mind-boggling 9.96 RAS score. That ranked 17th out of 3,844 wide receivers dating back to 1987.

Gutekunst has shut the door on the idea that the Packers draft based on Relative Athletic Score, yet they continue to draft freakish athletes who have extremely high RAS metrics. Drafting Sturdivant is a move based on potential and traits, not on box-score numbers.

Round 7 - No. 255 - Xavian Sorey JR. / LB / Arkansas

Speaking of great athletic prospects, Sorey fits that description. He's also a linebacker who had alarming problems finishing tackles in college and struggled working through blockers. Hence, the reason Sorey will likely be a late selection or go undrafted. Like Sturdivant, Sorey has a high RAS at 8.85, and the Packers could draft him on traits alone as a flier to take late in the draft.