{"id":750130,"date":"2026-04-24T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/750130\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:46:16","slug":"nfl-draft-2026-tiering-the-best-available-players-for-the-packers-at-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/750130\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2026: Tiering the best available players for the Packers at #52"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft is behind us, but the Green Bay Packers\u2019 picks are all still to come. Green Bay heads into day two of the draft with picks 52 and 84 overall in rounds two and three, respectively, and there are still plenty of exciting players available after 32 names have come off the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Instead of a traditional list of the best players still available on the board, we\u2019re previewing these top names in a bit of a different way today. Below are the names of the remaining players ranked up through #75 overall on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com\/big-boards\/2026\/consensus-big-board-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Consensus Big Board<\/a>, but they are sorted into tiers based on how this writer (with some consultation from other APC contributors) would feel if the Packers were to land them with the 52nd pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Of course, the Consensus Board is limited, so there may be players under consideration at 52 who don\u2019t show up here. I\u2019m looking at you, Davison Igbinosun, Gracen Halton, Bryce Lance, and De\u2019Zhaun Stribling \u2014 you\u2019re all between 79 and 85. And if any of you end up as the Packers\u2019 pick at 84, I\u2019ll be pretty happy with that as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At 52, though? Here\u2019s how we will feel about the players currently ranked in the top 75.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State (#29)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">T.J. Parker, EDGE, Clemson (#33)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee (consensus rank: #30)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This category of players are ones who we believe to be first-round talents at positions of need. They are so unlikely to fall to the Packers that if they do get one of them, we\u2019re going to lose our minds. In fact, if they continue to fall into the 40s, they\u2019re the players whom we could see (and accept) the Packers trying to trade up for.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Christen Miller, DT, Georgia (#47)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State (#70)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn State (#73)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina (#45)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Denzel Boston, WR, Washington (#25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Most of these players are our favorite targets who still seem like they could realistically be available at 52. If you are new here, well, suffice it to say that we think that Orange and DDS are significantly underrated. Any of these players would make us extremely happy. Boston is an odd one here though in that he should be one of the first players off the board on Friday; he\u2019d be in the above tier if he was at a bit more of a critical position.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Chase Bisontis, IOL, Texas A&amp;M (#40)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Emmanuel Pregnon, IOL, Oregon (#43)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Gennings Dunker, OL, Iowa (#62)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Chris Bell, WR, Louisville (#53)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama (#56)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State (#72)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana (#74)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri (#39)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Gaba Jacas, EDGE, Illinois (#54)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">These are simply good prospects \u2014 they\u2019re either really good players at positions of lesser need or those who we think should turn out to be good pros but don\u2019t have the ceiling of the names in the tiers above.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee (#19)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This is a one-man category and it\u2019s all about health. This was Will Johnson last year, the Michigan cornerback who fell from being a likely top-10 pick into the second round due to health concerns. The phrase \u201cbone plugs\u201d associated with McCoy\u2019s injury just sounds awful.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Mike Washington, Jr., RB, Arkansas (#64)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia (#65)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern (#68)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Connor Lew, IOL, Auburn (#75)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan (#59)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">C.J. Allen, LB, Georgia (#38)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech (#41)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri (#61)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson (#37)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Treydan Stukes, CB, Arizona (#48)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">D\u2019Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana (#52)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Keionte Scott, CB, Miami (#63)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Keith Abney, CB, Arizona State (#66)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo (#26)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU (#58)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here we have players who would leave us puzzled for one reason or another. Drafting these players at 52 would be either a weird use of resources from a positional standpoint, players who don\u2019t fit the Packers\u2019 typical approach or testing thresholds, or some combination thereof. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that we think the player will not be a good pro, but it\u2019s more a question about their fit or the use of resources.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Note that a couple of the cornerbacks who show up on this tier are here because they are likely to be slot-only options.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Chris Brazzell, WR, Tennessee (#57)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma (#46)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Anthony Hill, Jr., LB, Texas (#51)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">These players are ones who we don\u2019t see as complete players (Thomas, Hill) or who we feel are overvalued by the consensus board (Brazzell).<\/p>\n<p>Crying Ourselves to Sleep<\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--unordered-list _1nfb3k4i feuejx0 ls9zuh1\">\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt (#50)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Max Klare, TE, Ohio State (#67)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech (#55)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati (#60)<\/li>\n<li class=\"feuejx1\">Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh (#69)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">These are our biggest bust fears or players who we think simply are a poor fit and\/or a poor use of resources for the Packers. There are those who like Hunter for the Packers, but his testing numbers were extremely underwhelming and we have concerns about his ability to actually hold up on the nose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft is behind us, but the Green Bay Packers\u2019 picks are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":750131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[238038,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-750130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-green-bay-packers-draft","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116460466285928241","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}