Packers Prospects: 10 best defensive tackle fits in 2026 NFL Draft

Defensive tackle is one of the Green Bay Packers’ biggest long term needs, with Javon Hargrave and Warren Brinson their only legitimate options under contract beyond 2026. Green Bay is long overdue for some real investments on the defensive interior, and while this draft class is not teeming with talent at that position, expect Brian Gutekunst to draft one relatively early. But which players fit what the Packers are likely to want?

Having already examined the type of production profile they generally have sought out, let’s combine that information with physical and athletic requirements. Separating ‘normal’ defensive tackles from nose tackles is useful in an exercise like this, as they are going to have very different profiles. Looking at traditional defensive tackles (less than 320 pounds), the average Packers draft pick since 2005 has been 6-3, 302 pounds with around 32 ¾” arms.

They have however drafted players as short as 6-0 ⅖ (Mike Daniels), as light as 287 pounds (James Looney), and arms as short as 31”. In terms of testing, the most important drill appears to be the 40. The average Green Bay draft pick has run a time of 5.

01, which ranks in the 80th percentile. Among all Gutekunst’s picks and Ted Thompson’s in the first three rounds, the worst 40 has been 5. 09, which is still above average.