Packers prospects: 6 best running back fits in 2026 NFL Draft
The 2026 class is not strong at running back, but there are still some prospects who fit what Green Bay usually covets at the position.
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said recently that the team will add competition at running back, which likely means a draft pick will be spent there this month. But which prospects are the most likely to be Green Bay’s particular flavor? After analyzing the production profiles the Packers have traditionally drafted in the last 20 years, let’s now look at the body types and athletic thresholds they usually look for.
By combining those two pieces of the prospect profile, the truest "Packers types" can be found. While at most positions, bigger is better in Green Bay’s eyes, there is more nuance to it at running back. They like heavier backs, with their average draft pick at the position since 2005 weighing 220 pounds, which ranks in the 80th percentile, but they have tended to prefer shorter, squattier players, with the average height at just under 5-11.
Looking back at some of their early-round picks, Eddie Lacy was 5-11, 231 pounds coming out of college, Brandon Jackson was lighter at 210, but was under 5-10. MarShawn Lloyd took it to the extreme at under 5-9, 220. Josh Jacobs was not a draft pick, but he is their ideal build at 5-10, 220.
A. J. Dillon was a taller back at over 6-0, but he weighed 247.
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