Packers Gain Late-Round Draft Pick

0:00This is Corey with NFL News Today, Powered by the Daily News Now, subscribe for daily updates on your team. The NFL handed the Green Bay Packers one compensatory draft pick for the 2026 draft this week. Its pick number 255 overall in the 7th round, coming from their free agency moves last off season. The league awards these picks based on net losses and gains in unrestricted free agency. Green Bay signed left guard Aaron Banks and cornerback Nate Hobbs, but they lost defensive tackle. TJ Slayden, cornerback Eric Stokes, center Josh, Myers and linebacker Eric Wilson. The formula only netted them this single late round selection. That pick slots in as the third to last overall in the draft. The Denver Broncos grabbed the final two at numbers 256 and 257. For the Packers, it means they likely enter the draft with seven total picks across rounds. Two through seven. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers picked up a 4th round compensatory pick after losing

1:02Banks to Green Bay. The Minnesota Vikings fared best, landing the top one at number 94 overall in the third round for quarterback Sam Darnel's departure to the Seattle Seahawks. This wraps up the compensatory awards and gives teams like the Packers a small boost in rebuilding their rosters through the draft. This episode is supported by our sponsor. Your pillow just got smarter. It plays your podcast and music, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.