A Rasul Douglas Reunion Would Make Sense for Green Bay Packers
Despite draft investments, the Green Bay Packers' secondary remains a vulnerability. A veteran homecoming for Rasul Douglas could provide the missing ball-hawking presence needed to solidify the Packers’ Super Bowl ambitions.
The Green Bay Packers went into the 2026 NFL Draft with a massive need at cornerback. That was a need they took care of with their first pick in the draft, which came at No. 52.
Cornerback Brandon Cisse of the South Carolina Gamecocks was the selection, and there's reason to believe that he can be a CB1 in time. Alabama cornerback Domani Jackson was the pick at No. 201 in Round 6, and while he's the ultimate flier of a late-round draft pick, it's worth noting that he does have some potential.
The point is, there was no way the Packers could have entered the 2026 season with Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine and Benjamin St-Juste being the only viable players at cornerback. Yes, Jackson is a project, but there should be hope that Cisse has the athleticism and speed to compete for some playing time as a rookie. And yet, that still leaves the Packers with a CB1 and CB2 of Nixon and Valentine, respectively, and that's just not good enough if Green Bay really wants to be a Super Bowl contnder.
Nixon is a strong athlete, and he can get his hand in front of the football, but he's a CB2 on a great team and a CB3 on a no-doubt contender. Valentine is a former seventh-round draft pick who has shown some potential, but he lacks consistency. St-Juste played a sub-package cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers last season, so he shouldn't be counted on to all of a sudden be the second coming of Darrelle Revis.