Packers' Top Draft Priority: Cornerback

0:00It's April 9th, welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. The Green Bay Packers face their biggest roster hole at Cornerback right now. Last season, a week's secondary got exposed when key pass rushers like Micah Parsons went down, costing them big. This offseason, they cut Nate Hobbs and added Benjamin St. Juiced, but with guys like Casey and Nixon and Carrington Valentine already in the mix, they still need top tier talent to lock it down. ESPN draft experts are calling Cornerback the top priority for Green Bay. Even with needs on the line or at receiver, insiders like Rob Demosky say, don't be shocked if General Manager Brian Guttakunce grabs more than one. Early, he loves stacking positions, and pairing someone elite with Nixon could fix the back end for good. Fans and analysts see the impact clear as day. Last year's defensive set up prioritized the front seven, leaving the bag vulnerable and hurting the whole unit. Guttakunce knows this all too well, going back to his roots when his very first picks

1:03his GM were corners like JIA Alexander and Round 1 back in. 2018 Recent drafts tell the story too. Over the last three years, they've only gone for corners late in Round 7, and most didn't stick around. Carrington Valentine made the squad last year, but prospects like Kaelin King landed with Arizona, and Micah Robinson got snatched by Tennessee off the practice squad. Packers brass seems locked in on reloading that position heavy this spring, setting up a secondary that can finally hold up all season long.