Packers will host Tennessee receiver Chris Brazzell II on pre-draft visit
The speedy Brazzell is the highest-ranked wideout to visit Green Bay so far this year.
KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 15: Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Chris Brazzell II (17) catches a pass behind New Mexico State Aggies safety Armahn Hale (2) during the college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the New Mexico State Aggies on November 15, 2025, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Following their trade of Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Green Bay Packers have a need for depth and long-term options at the wide receiver position. Wicks was one of several players with contracts expiring after this season, but the Packers were able to get draft pick compensation for this year (and next) by moving him.
However, that leaves the receiver position as one where the team could use some help, both for the short and long terms. As a result, the Packers’ interest in the position in the 2026 NFL Draft is ramping up a bit, with the team bringing in a potential top-60 pick in for a pre-draft visit. According to Ian Rapoport , Tennessee’s Chris Brazzell II is visiting the Packers this week in the midst of a busy visit schedule.
Brazzell, who is currently ranked 54th on the consensus draft board, is a tall, lanky deep threat who had a breakout season for the Volunteers in 2025. In his second season in Knoxville, Brazzell set career highs in every receiving category, posting 62 receptions, 1,017 yards, a 16. 4 yards per catch average, and nine touchdowns.
He also had a career game against Tennessee’s best competition in the fall, going off for six catches, 177 yards, and three touchdowns in a 44-41 overtime loss to Georgia. In 2024, Brazzell contributed 29 receptions and 335 yards as part of a large receiving group that included Dont’e Thornton, a 4th-round pick last season by the Raiders. Prior to his two years at Tennessee, Brazzell started his college career at Tulane, redshirting in 2022 (when the Green Wave went 12-2 and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl) before earning a starting job in 2023.