NFL Draft 2026: New 7-round mock presses every button for Packers

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - NOVEMBER 08: Indiana Hoosiers Running Back Kaelon Black (8) runs with the ball against Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive End Dani Dennis-Sutton (33) during the first half of the College Football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 8, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images There are just eight more days to go until the start of the 2026 NFL Draft, and mock drafts continue to fly in with regularity. One in particular is worth analyzing today, however, coming from Dane Brugler of The Athletic .

Perhaps no single draft analyst works harder to bring information to the public than Brugler. The editor of The Beast , which is widely considered the gold standard for draft guides, Brugler is uncommonly transparent with his information, which includes deep dives into over 200 prospects in addition to testing results for nearly every potential draft pick. Additionally, Brugler is tuned in to NFL teams’ approaches better than many other NFL analysts as well.

These factors all combine to make his full 7-round mock draft worthy of attention, and Green Bay Packers fans would likely be ecstatic if next weekend falls the way he projects it to for the team. Here’s are Brugler’s projected selections for Green Bay: #52: Dani Dennis-Sutton, EDGE, Penn State #84: Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State #120: Febechi Nwaiwu, IOL, Oklahoma #153: Tim Keenan, DT, Alabama #160: Dametrious Crownover, OT, Texas A&M #201: Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana #236: Jaden Dugger, LB, Louisiana #255: Michael Heldman, EDGE, Central Michigan This is Brugler at his best and he’s sending a few of APC’s favorite prospects to the Packers, starting off with Dennis-Sutton. As our Paul Noonan recently wrote , edge rushers with DDS’ combination of production and athleticism almost never fail in the NFL — and they’re rarely available after the first round.

DDS is basically Danielle Hunter from an athletic perspective , but while Hunter was drafted 88th overall in large part due to having just 4. 5 sacks in college, DDS had 8. 5 sacks in each of the past two years.