Packers Fill Their Biggest Needs, But Did They Get The Right Players?

BusinessSportsMoneyPackers Fill Their Biggest Needs, But Did They Get The Right Players?ByRob Reischel,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Reischel is a Wisconsin-based reporter who covers the NFL.Follow AuthorApr 25, 2026, 09:44am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Green Bay Packers used their second round draft pick on South Carolina cornerback Brandon Cisse.Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights ReservedGreen Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has always used the term “best player available” when discussing his approach to drafting. And maybe Gutekunst did exactly that Friday night.Or perhaps he stretched the truth a bit to take players that will fill immediate holes.The Packers’ greatest needs entering draft weekend were cornerback and nose tackle. Coincidentally, or not, Gutekunst’s first two picks checked those boxes.The Packers’ didn’t have a first round pick after trading it away in the Micah Parsons deal in Aug., 2025. When Gutekunst finally was on the clock Friday, he selected South Carolina cornerback Brandon Cisse in the second round, then traded up for Missouri nose tackle Chris McClellan.Cornerback. Check. Nose tackle. Check.Both should be immediate contributors and potential starters for a team weak at corner and inconsistent in the run game.“Obviously we’ve got to get them here and we’ve got to get them around our culture, around our team, our environment,” Gutekunst said of the two newest Packers. “But obviously we wouldn’t have taken them this high if we didn’t think they could help us right away. MORE FOR YOU“Like all these players, every one of them that got picked today and yesterday, and guys that will be picked tomorrow, their NFL journey’s just starting. It’s a whole different world. It’s going to take them a little bit of time to adapt. But … I feel pretty confident that they can help...