GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The 2026 NFL draft wrapped up Saturday after three days in Pittsburgh.
The Green Bay Packers made their first pick at No. 52 in Round 2, selecting defensive back Brandon Cisse.
Here's a look at the Packers' selections and what you need to know about them:
Analysis of every pick | Updated depth chart
Round 2, No. 52: Brandon Cisse, DB, South Carolina
My take: This was the Packers' greatest need. They bring back the two cornerbacks who started on the outside at the end of last season in Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine and they signed free agent Benjamin St-Juste. Nixon and Valentine, however, are entering the final year of their contracts and might not be re-signed, and St-Juste signed only a two-year deal this offseason. Before the draft, general manager Brian Gutekunst pinpointed cornerback as the team's lightest spot, saying, "That's probably our group, from a numbers perspective, that we're going to need to add the most numbers."
Will he start as a rookie? If there is a position where a rookie could start from Day 1, it's cornerback. But it has to be the right cornerback. They needed an outside corner with size, length and speed, and Cisse fits all three. He stands 5-11¾, has arm length of 30¾ and ran a 4.41 40 at his pro day. "Smart, tough, physical corner [with] good foot quickness and can run," Packers' area scout Mike Owen said. "There's a lot to like, and he's wired right."
What Brandon Cisse brings to the Packers.
Round 3, No. 77: Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
My take: Gutekunst gave new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon exactly what he needed with his first two picks. After taking a perimeter cornerback with his first pick, Gutekunst got the nose tackle Gannon will need as he transforms the Packers into a 3-4 base defensive front after playing a 4-3 during the past several years. It's reminiscent of what former GM Ted Thompson did the last time the Packers switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4, when he used his first two picks on nose tackle B.J. Raji and outside linebacker Clay Matthews in the 2009 draft.
What we're hearing about McClellan: It appears that need met opportunity with McClellan. Though the Packers weren't set on picking a nose tackle at this spot, it was perhaps their second-biggest need, behind cornerback, coming into the draft. "We got a lot better, and the fact that it filled a need is great," Packers director of football operations Milt Hendrickson said. Hendrickson said the more the Packers scouts watched Missouri this past season, the more they kept asking, "'Who's that guy?' It's one of those things that happens organically, but he just kept checking boxes and rose through the process."
Round 4, No. 120: Dani Dennis-Sutton, Edge, Penn State
My take: Micah Parsons should be happy that the Packers took a fellow Penn State pass rusher, and Dennis-Sutton almost certainly will need to get on the field right away with Parsons expected to miss the first few weeks of the season while he continues his ACL recovery.
The Packers also lost a pair of edge rushers this offseason when they traded Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys and lost Kingsley Enagbare in free agency to the New York Jets. Packers director of pro personnel John Wojciechowski said Dennis-Sutton could help immediately as a pass rusher, saying "He can chase 'em down and he's got the length and the height to get into the passing lanes." He also could provide much-needed special teams help considering he blocked three punts last season.
Round 5, No. 153: Jager Burton, C, Kentucky
My take: The Packers starting five is set up front, barring injury or a surprising drop-off in performance during training camp and the preseason, but after all the injuries they experienced on the offensive line last season -- losing Elgton Jenkins and playing several games without Zach Tom and Aaron Banks -- improved depth is critical. Burton started every game last season at center but also has made starts at both guard spots in college.
"He's really, truly versatile," Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina said. "He played well at guard, he played well at center, it wasn't that hard to figure out." While the Packers re-signed Sean Rhyan to play center, the Packers have done well developing mid- and late-round picks on the offensive line, and they should have time to bring Burton along.
Round 6, No. 201: Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama
My take: Gutekunst said before the draft that cornerback was the position that needed additional numbers the most, so it's no surprise that he doubled up with Jackson after taking Cisse in the second round. Jackson, who spent two years at USC before two at Alabama, has good size at nearly 6-1 but was benched during last season before regaining his starting job late in the year. He had only two interceptions at Alabama, both in 2024.
Round 6, No. 216: Trey Smack, K, Florida
My take: The Packers apparently aren't handing veteran Brandon McManus the kicking job again. Not after the way the veteran kicker ended last season with three misses -- two field goals and an extra point -- in the playoff loss to the Bears. The Packers just gave McManus a $1 million roster bonus last month, but it doesn't appear they're sold on him.
Gutekunst traded both of their seventh-round picks to move up into the sixth round to pick the first kicker taken in the draft. Smack had a career long field goal of 56 yards and went 10 of 13 on kicks of 50 or more yards in college. Smack is the first kicker drafted by the Packers since 2023 in the sixth round when they took Anders Carlson, who lasted only one season.