2026 Packers roster ranking, 61-51: Day 3 picks and UDFAs duke it out
The Leap ranks the Green Bay Packers' 90-man roster in order of player caliber.
With the Green Bay Packers on break until training camp and the personnel essentially frozen for the foreseeable future, The Leap will use this time to reveal its annual 90-man roster rankings.
Our methodology: We order the players based on ability relative to their respective positions rather than weighing the importance of those positions. Put another way, this exercise prioritizes the “best” players, not necessarily the ones who offer the most “value.” That means the starting quarterback doesn’t have to top the list because of the position he plays.
Each edition of the 90-man roster ranking will include a batch of roughly 10 players. Due to voting ties, some batches will feature slightly more or less.
Today’s slate features a handful of current and former undrafted free agents as well as late-round picks, some in direct competition with one another for spots on the Packers’ 53.
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T-60. J. Michael Sturdivant
Position: wide receiver
How acquired: undrafted free agent (2026)
Perhaps no member of the Packers’ 2026 UDFA class generated more initial excitement than J. Michael Sturdivant. The 23-year-old offers stellar size and athleticism for the position, and he played along the boundary for the majority of his collegiate career, a role for which Green Bay has few proven options entering 2026.
Those factors helped Sturdivant make the cut for the 2026 Packers UDFA Prospectus. As highlighted there, his biggest problem in college stemmed from picking the wrong schools. After earning an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention in 2022, he transferred to UCLA, where he played for Chip Kelly during the coach’s final year in Westwood, followed by a doomed tenure for replacement Deshaun Foster. Sturdivant then went to Florida, where head coach Billy Napier didn’t make it to the end of the season.
Now in Green Bay, Sturdivant hopes that he will excel in a far more stable organization. The Packers will give him chances to earn a roster spot, but they have their eyes on other unproven but talented wideouts on the roster as well.
T-60. Isaiah Neyor
Position: wide receiver
How acquired: street free agent (2025)
Speaking of receivers for whom the Packers have high hopes, Isaiah Neyor managed to flash during mandatory minicamp earlier this year. The 6-foot-4, 218-pound wideout arrived in Green Bay after spending part of the offseason with the San Francisco 49ers. Neyor never appeared in a non-preseason game, though he did receive a game-day elevation for the wild-card round.
“I’d say it’s night and day for him,” LaFleur said in June of Neyor’s progress. “He’s really shown a lot of flashes of excellence. He’s another big, long guy that can run. You can never have enough of those guys, especially at that position. So, I’m excited about what’s to come from training camp for him.”
Neyor will have to hold off the aforementioned Sturdivant, as well as the other wide receivers near the back of the depth chart. That group doesn’t yet have a well-defined hierarchy, though Neyor might have a slight edge at the moment.
59. Lucas Havrisik
Position: kicker
How acquired: street free agent (2025)
For a time in 2025, Lucas Havrisik seemed poised to take Brandon McManus’ job. Though Havrisik outlasted McManus in Green Bay, he didn’t exactly win the role. The Packers traded two late-round picks in order to select Florida’s Trey Smack at the end of the sixth round, effectively signaling their intentions for the kicker position in 2026.
That decision put Havrisik at a disadvantage, but it doesn’t entirely preclude him from emerging on top. Smack struggled for stretches of organized-team activities and minicamp, and though the Packers won’t shift gears after a few poor showings in spring, the rookie didn’t exactly close the door on Havrisik either. The team will give Smack every opportunity to win the job, but if he totally unravels, Green Bay will have to consider other options.
T-57. John Williams
Position: offensive lineman
How acquired: seventh-round draft pick (2025)
John Williams effectively didn’t have a rookie season. The former seventh-round pick spent the vast majority of 2025 on the sidelines, participating in practice only for a short stretch late in the season when the Packers designated him to return from the physically unable to perform list. Williams didn’t actually come off the PUP, finishing the campaign on IR.
Now seemingly healthy, Williams will finally get a chance to push for a role. While the Packers enter training camp with their top seven offensive linemen seemingly identified, injuries could change the complexion of the group. Williams, once considered a borderline top-100 prospect, could also play his way into a larger role. Conversely, if he doesn’t flash in August, Williams could find himself without a job in Green Bay.
T-57. Donovan Jennings
Position: offensive lineman
How acquired: undrafted free agent (2024)
Over the past two years, Donovan Jennings has shown an upward trajectory. As an undrafted rookie in 2024, he managed to earn a spot on the Packers’ practice squad. In 2025, he made the 53-man roster out of training camp, remaining there for the entire season. Now, he has a chance to push for a key reserve role and, if injuries open a path, perhaps a starting job.
At the same time, Jennings also faces more competition than he did a year ago. The aforementioned Williams will actually compete for a job in 2026, as will Travis Glover, a favorite of the coaching staff who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in August. Meanwhile, Darian Kinnard, who arrived via trade shortly before Week 1, will actually take part in all of camp this time around. Green Bay also spent a fifth-round pick on Jager Burton, an interior swing who seems to have the inside track for a primary backup role.
The numbers don’t bode well for Jennings, but nobody should count him out just yet.
T-55. Jordon Riley
Position: defensive lineman
How acquired: signed from New York Giants’ practice squad (2025)
Jordon Riley proved to be both a beneficiary and a victim of the injury bug that took hold in Green Bay late last year. After Devonte Wyatt went down with a season-ending ankle injury, the Packers scoured free agency, the waiver wire, and other practice squads for replacements. Riley, then a member of the New York Giants’ practice squad, surfaced as one of the best options.
The Packers immediately pressed Riley into action. He played 20% of their defensive snaps in that week’s matchup with the Chicago Bears, and saw even more work seven days later against the Denver Broncos. By his third game, Riley effectively split snaps with Colby Wooden, one of the few other veteran defensive tackles Green Bay still had available.
Riley’s upswing ended soon thereafter, however. He suffered an Achilles injury in a matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, a game which would see other Packers lost for the season as well. Riley has not returned to action so far this offseason, working with the rehab group during minicamp in June. If he receives medical clearance by training camp, he’ll at least have a shot at pushing for a major role at nose tackle, where the team lacks a clear front-runner at the moment.
T-55. Domani Jackson
Position: cornerback
How acquired: sixth-round draft pick (2026)
Perhaps the least-discussed selection among Green Bay’s 2026 draft class, Domani Jackson has the chance to carve out significant roles on both defense and special teams as a rookie. The 23-year-old corner offers impressive size (6-foot-1, 194 pounds) and athleticism (9.04 Relative Athletic Score, 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash), and he played at two of the biggest programs in college football (USC and Alabama). His physical traits alone could realistically make him a significant upgrade on the kickoff and punt coverage units.
At the same time, Jackson endured an up-and-down college career. Injuries scuttled his early years at USC, and Alabama benched him for a spell last year due to performance. Those factors contributed to him falling from a preseason potential first-round pick to a prospect taken near the end of the draft.
In Green Bay, Jackson will have the opportunity to reset. The Packers don’t need him to play immediately -- they used their top pick on fellow SEC cornerback Brandon Cisse -- and Jackson will work with well-regarded pass-game coordinator Bobby Babich. That doesn’t guarantee the former top recruit will finally live up to his potential, of course. Still, he landed in a spot where that can realistically happen.
54. Kristian Welch
Position: inside linebacker
How acquired: unrestricted free agent (2025)
Over a six-year career, Kristian Welch has already notched multiple tenures with more than one team. That includes the Packers, who in 2025 finally kept him around 1265 Lombardi Ave. for a full season. Welch appeared in only eight games last year, and when he did play, he saw action almost exclusively on special teams (87 of his 89 total snaps).
Special teams remain Welch’s best path to a job, and he’ll have more competition for that role than he did during training camp in 2025. Not only will Nick Niemann directly push for a role this time around, but undrafted rookie TJ Quinn could also factor into the team’s decision-making when cutdown day arrives. Green Bay also has a new special-teams coordinator in Cam Achord, a change that could put all those players on even footing when camp arrives.
53. Kamal Hadden
Position: cornerback
How acquired: street free agent (2024)
Kamal Hadden went from a little-known addition in August 2024 to a cornerback the coaching staff seemed genuinely excited to play last summer. He finally saw extended regular-season action in 2025 when injuries created a void in Week 12. Hadden responded by allowing just two catches for 12 yards on 18 coverage snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.
Hadden wouldn’t build off that nice debut, however. His next defensive action came in Week 17. During the third quarter of that game, he suffered a gruesome ankle injury that ended his season. It remains unclear when he’ll fully return to action, as he spent minicamp working with the rehab group rather than practicing. If he does get cleared by training camp, he’ll face increased competition from new additions Benjamin St-Juste and Brandon Cisse.
52. Arron Mosby
Position: outside linebacker
How acquired: waiver claim from Carolina Panthers (2023)
The Packers have invested significant resources in their edge rushers. Micah Parsons headlines the group with one of the largest non-quarterback contracts in NFL history on top of the trade package sent to the Dallas Cowboys to acquire him (two first-rounders and Kenny Clark). Lukas Van Ness arrived as the No. 13 overall selection in 2023 and, with Parsons sidelined to start the upcoming season, will need to finally live up to his draft status. Behind them, Green Bay has collected multiple mid-round pass rushers and some former undrafted free agents who have contributed when given the opportunity.
Arron Mosby falls in that latter category. By Pro Football Focus’ tracking, he generated seven pressures in 61 pass-rush snaps during Green Bay’s final five games of 2024. Mosby played only 17 total defensive snaps last year, though he managed two pressures over eight dropbacks in the regular-season finale.
The Packers clearly like Mosby’s versatility -- he played 221 snaps on special teams in 2025 -- but they might not have room for him again on the 53-man roster. Not only has the roster added meaningful competition for his role in the third phase, but new arrivals like Dani Dennis-Sutton could push Mosby further down the depth chart.
51. Luke Lachey
Position: tight end
How acquired: street free agent (2026)
Originally claimed off waivers from the Houston Texans, Luke Lachey failed his physical when he showed up at 1265 Lombardi Ave. However, the Packers brought him back a month later once he had overcome his injury.
That patience with a backup tight end says as much about Lachey as it does about the team’s current depth chart at the position. After Tucker Kraft, the Packers don’t have much in the way of traditional “Y” tight ends. Luke Musgrave never developed into a reliable blocker, Josh Whyle has seen work this offseason at fullback, and the rest of the options have seen little to no NFL action. Lachey hasn’t played a down since the 2025 preseason, but did enough in over 1,600 career snaps at Iowa -- mostly as a blocker -- to become a draft pick.
Lachey now finds himself in a decent situation. Both Musgrave and Whyle have an experience advantage over him, but nothing in Green Bay looks secure beyond Kraft’s role at the top. Lachey’s size (6-foot-6, 250 pounds) and athleticism (7.42 RAS) should allow him to compete for multiple roles on offense and special teams, and the Packers could realistically retain four tight ends on the 53-man roster.