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Brian Gutekunst could trade 2027 Packers picks to move up in 2026 draft

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Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst doesn’t have a lot of good options to trade up in the draft unless he uses some of his future picks.

GREEN BAY – When it comes to acquiring additional or better picks in the first round of the NFL draft, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst hasn’t taken a swing for the fences. He did some maneuvering early in his tenure, but nothing like trading a future first-round pick or a slew of second-day picks to improve his draft position. In his first draft in 2018, he traded back from No.

14 to No. 27 and then traded up to No. 18 to select cornerback Jaire Alexander .

In 2019, he used the first of his two opening-round picks to select defensive end Rashan Gary at No. 12 and then traded a pair of fourth-round picks to move from No. 30 to No.

21 to select safety Darnell Savage . In 2020, he traded a fourth-round pick to move from No. 30 to No.

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