jamesb'S MOCK DRAFT
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jamesb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

2nd

  • jamesb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Packers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (GB)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
Caullin Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Caullin Lacy
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandin Echols
CB
Draft Grade — Packers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Packers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Packers went off the board in a big way for Zach Rice, 26 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Styles makes the weekend a net positive.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Nice patience on Sonny Styles, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Darrell Jackson Jr. at slot 84, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They let Jalon Kilgore come to them and pounced at pick No. 120. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick158 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Noah Fifita
Nothing to complain about; Noah Fifita went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
They paid sticker price for Tosh Baker in the 236th overall pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman at slot 237 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Zach Rice
They reached into another round for Zach Rice, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Caullin Lacy
The board had cheaper options than Caullin Lacy at pick 257, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.