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It’s time to talk draft again! Wednesday night is the start of college football’s quarterfinal round of the playoff. Feel free to talk about any bowl game in the comments of this thread, but I’ll be highlighting top 150 players on every team that are relevant to the Green Bay Packers, based on their draft range and positions.
For Miami, the players to watch for Packers fans are DE Akheem Mesidor (#3), QB Carson Beck (#11) and DT Ahmad Moten Sr. (#99). Moten (139th on the consensus draft board) is an underclassman who hasn’t declared, but both Mesidor (84th) and Beck (122nd) are seniors.
Mesidor, a Canadian national, will be 25 years old on draft day. He is a sixth-year senior who began his career at West Virginia, but is a genuinely talented pass-rusher who was named first-team All-ACC in 2025. He’s also played at varying weights, from 280 pounds to 250 pounds.
On Ohio State’s end, the two prospects to watch for the Packers are underclassman DE Kenyatta Jackson (#97) and senior Davison Igbinosun (#1). Igbinosun (85th) is a bigger cornerback who is a bit of a gambler. He’s expected to measure in around 6’2” with a 4.4-ish 40-yard dash. He transferred in from Ole Miss and made first-team All-Big Ten in 2025. Jackson (59th) has not declared for the draft.
With Oregon center Iapani Laloulu and defensive tackle Bear Alexander already stating that they’re going to return to school for 2026, there aren’t many Ducks options that the Packers are going to want to take a look at in this game. Seven Oregon players are expected to be picked before Green Bay goes on the clock for their first selection of the 2026 draft, so I’d just pay attention to Texas Tech players here.
Tech is great on defense. From a Packers’ perspective, keep an eye on defensive tackle Lee Hunter (#2) and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (#10). Hunter (70th) is a transfer from both UCF and Auburn who is expected to weigh in around 6’4” and 330 pounds.
He made All-Big 12 lists over the last two seasons. Rodriguez (107th) could be a potential Quay Walker replacement. Currently, the fifth-place Heisman finalist is on the injury report but listed as probable for the game.
It’s hard to come up with players who sort of fit the Packers’ needs and draft range in this class for the Hoosiers, but one player to keep an eye on is defensive end Mikail Kamara (#6), who transferred in from James Madison with head coach Curt Cignetti. Kamara (159th) is a stout end at just 6’0”-flat, but he’s very productive. In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, he recorded 33.5 tackles for losses and 17.5 sacks.
Alabama players to watch are linebacker Deontae Lawson (#0), cornerback Domani Jackson (#1)...
