Since the first few waves of free agency have already concluded, let’s take a look at some other work that the club has put in. At the moment, the team’s decision makers and their scouts are flying all across the country, hitting college pro days in search of information on top 2026 draft prospects.
We’ll take you through confirmed pro days that a member of the Packers has attended, plus list out the top 300-ranked prospects at those schools, based on the consensus draft board.
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#64: Mike Washington Jr., RB
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#209: Fernando Carmona, iOL
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#275: Xavian Sorey Jr., LB
The Razorbacks’ top three prospects are a heavy running back, a long cornerback and a fast quarterback, which all sort of fit the Packers’ overall draft philosophy. You’ll probably see these players mocked to Green Bay frequently.
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#68: Antonio Williams, WR
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#146: DeMonte Capehart, iDL
The top four prospects here probably won’t be on the board by the time the Packers are on the clock at #52, but Demonte Capehart, an athletic do-it-all defensive tackle, is a really interesting player to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if he “moved up draft boards” (media caught up on his tape) as we got closer to draft day.
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#391: Al’zillion Hamilton, CB
Would sign off his name alone.
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#42: Christen Miller, iDL
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#56: Zachariah Branch, WR
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#100: Daylen Everette, CB
There’s a chance that Christen Miller, more of a three-technique than a nose tackle, is available for Green Bay at #52. Otherwise, I’d keep an eye on cornerback Daylen Everette, who I don’t think is as far off from San Diego State cornerback Chris Johnson (#45) as their rankings would suggest.
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#73: Keylan Rutledge, iOL
If you’re looking for a people-moving center in this draft, the best prospect is probably Keylan Rutledge, a Georgia Tech guard who has done center work during the pre-draft process. One player who just missed the cut here is quarterback Haynes King, whom the Yellow Jackets used as a sledgehammer ball-carrier in college.
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#273: James Thompson Jr., iDL
All 32 teams made it down to Champaign to watch Illinois’ pro day this year. Tackle J.C. Davis has some fans, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he ended up sneaking into the third round on draft day.
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#180: Eli Heidenreich, WR
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#200: Landon Robinson, iDL
Navy has two potential draft picks this year, but only Eli Heidenreich was invited to the scouting combine, while Landon Robinson didn’t get the nod. Heidenreich is listed as a receiver, but will likely be a running back at the next level. Robinson is a freak athlete, but the fact that he’s sub 6’0” and sub 300 pounds is going to give teams pause in this era of the NFL.
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#41: Emmanuel Pregnon, iOL
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#167: Bryce Boettcher, LB
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#221: Noah Whittington, RB
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It seems hard to believe that the Packers are going to move on Aaron Banks, who they just doubled down on this offseason, or Anthony Belton, a second-round pick last year, in the near future. Plus, Isaiah World is coming off a torn ACL from the college football playoff semi-final. The best bet here to end up in Green Bay might be linebacker Bryce Boettcher, a former college Golden Glove player who also got some wildcat snaps on the offensive side of the ball with the Ducks.
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#16: Olaivavega Ioane, iOL
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#69: Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE
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#121: Nick Singletone, RB
Green Bay could go multiple directions with Penn State prospects, but I’m keeping an eye on the running backs. Both backs are relatively large, and we’ve seen the team go out of their way to target 220-pounders (or heavier) ever since Matt LaFleur became the head coach.
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Maybe Dan Villari is the tight end 3/4 that people have been asking for (I haven’t seen him).
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#122: Anthony Lucas, EDGE
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#222: Bishop Fitzgerald, S
Anthony Lucas is a really interesting player because USC listed him at 285 pounds, but he only weighed in at 256 pounds at the combine last month. The former five-star recruit had a bit of a breakout year as a senior, but it didn’t translate into sacks. For his entire four-year college career, Lucas has only posted three total career sacks.
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#192: J’Mari Taylor, RB
J’Mari Taylor was a late breakout after playing his first five years of college football at North Carolina Central (FCS), where he started as a walk-on. Last year, he was named an All-ACC player after rushing for 1,062 yards (4.8 YPC) and 14 touchdowns.
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#177: Ephesians Prysock, CB
Jonah Coleman hits the 220-pound mark at running back and is a solid all-around player, good in the protection game. Both cornerbacks, Tacario Davis and Ephesian Prysock, are longer cornerbacks who ran surprisingly well at the combine. Davis is being looked at as a potential safety conversion by some teams. Coleman, Davis and Prysock are all Arizona transfers, originally playing for head coach Jedd Fisch when he was still running the Wildcats.
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#283: Vinny Anthony II, WR
The most-likely Badger to get drafted is wedge rusher Mason Reiger, who has put some of the injury questions that popped up earlier in his career behind him. He posted an impressive 40” vertical jump at the combine at 251 pounds.
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We’ll continue to update this list as more confirmed pro days visits are either announced by schools or reported by journalists.
