Packers Draft Brandon Cisse, Chris McClellan

0:00On April 25th, Packers GM Brian Gutekunst called his shot early this week, saying he needed cornerbacks in a nose tackle. He delivered on day two of the 2026 NFL draft with two smart picks. In the second round, they grabbed South Carolina cornerback Brandon Sissy at the 52nd spot. Then in the third, they traded up seven spots to snag Missouri defensive tackle Chris McClellan at 77th overall. To make that move, Gutekunst shipped a fifth round pick, number 160, to Tampa Bay, and swapped their original 84th pick. That positioned them perfectly to land McClellan, passing on other nose tackle options like Mississippi's Xavier Harris and Iowa State's Dominique, Orange. McClellan brings serious size at six foot three and three quarters tall, 313 pounds, but he's no slouch on his feet. He blazed the 5.0540 yard dash at the combine, with a quick 1.8 split in the first 10 yards.

1:00Dude transferred from Florida to Missouri and balled out his last two seasons there. Last year as a senior, he notched six sacks and eight tackles for loss, building on a college total of 8.5 sacks and 13.5. Tackles for loss, that burst in power make him ideal to anchor Green Bay's middle. These additions beef up the secondary and plug that nose tackle gap guttacunst craved, setting the Packers defense up for a stronger run right out the gate. Stay locked in with NFL News Today, AI Powered Updates.