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Unpacking Future Packers: No. 28, Iowa DE Max Llewellyn

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Up next in the Unpacking Future Packers is Iowa defensive end Max Llewellyn.

The Unpacking Future Packers Countdown is a countdown of 100   prospects who the  Green Bay Packers  could select in the 2026 NFL draft. Since taking over as general manager of the  Green Bay Packers  in 2018, general manager Brian Gutekunst has drafted six edge rushers, with four of those picks being Day 3 selections. The Packers traded Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2027 fourth-round pick and Kingsley Enagbare signed with the New York Jets.

With the Packers in need of depth at the position, Gutekunst could once again use a Day 3 pick on an edge rusher, with a potential target being Max Llewellyn . The Iowa defensive end checks in at No. 28 in the Unpacking Future Packers Countdown.

A three-star recruit, Llewellyn redshirted during the 2021 season and the following season he recorded . 5 tackle for loss. In 2023, Llewellyn recorded 2.

5 sacks. In 2024, he recorded eight tackles for loss and 5. 5 sacks.