Report: Packers traded up to pick kicker Saints coveted in NFL draft
The Saints haven't drafted many kickers over the years, but a trade by another team kept them from picking Florida Gators specialist Trey Smack.
It sounds like the New Orleans Saints almost drafted a kicker in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Green Bay Packers traded up to the final pick of Round 6 to select Florida Gators kicker Trey Smack because, Packers beat writer Gery Woelfel reports , they were worried he wouldn't make it to their pick in Round 7 (No. 236).
Woelfel listed the Saints (picking at No. 219) as one of three teams in on Smack, along with the New York Jets (No. 228) and Las Vegas Raiders (No.
229). Ironically, the Saints didn't have a seventh rounder until they traded down with the Raiders while acquiring edge rusher Tyree Wilson. Why was he so coveted?
Smack made all but one of 101 extra point attempts in his four-year career with the Gators , going 53 of 64 on field goals (82. 8%). He was 10-of-13 from 50-plus yards, and his career-long was 56 yards.