Recent Packers trade adds to trade back marketability of Rams 13th overall pick

It would be naive for Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead to expect to find every viable rookie wide receiver prospect on the draft board as the team prepares to announce its selection in Round 1. But if the team is willing to field phone calls to trade back from the spot, it would be naive to believe no other NFL team would be interested in trading up.

Many teams that select after LA in Round 1 could be in the market for a wide receiver. And now, you can add the Green Bay Packers to that growing list. You see, the Packers agreed to send wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles for a modest return of a Round 5 pick in 2026 and a Round 6 pick in 2027.

Wicks was a 2023 rookie selected on Day 3. While he has not generated Puka Nacua production, he has been a dependable offensive weapon. His departure is not a five-bell alarm, but it does create another NFL team's interest in adding wide receiver help in this draft.

Can Rams really expect the Packers to evolve into a trade partner?

In terms of NFL teams in the market for wide receivers who select after the LA Rams, you can pencil in the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, and now the Green Bay Packers. While it's not a cut-and-dry conclusion that the Packers will shop for an early wide receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft, it's certainly something that should be on the table.

And the LA Rams are certainly open to creative trades. The Packers traded their 2026 and 2027 first-round picks to get Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons. But would the Packers entertain packaging Day 2 picks to enter the bidding for a top wide receiver? It would cost them. But for a team that went all in for Parsons, it would make sense to give another hard push.

To get to the 13th overall pick, the Packers would, at a minimum, need to package their second and third round picks of the next two drafts. But to be fair, far more valuable pick packages have been exchanged. And the Packers, ripe off trading for edge rusher Micah Parsons, are in All In mode as well.

LA may be bursting with talented starters. But Los Angeles needs depth and succession as well. That means careful construction in this year's draft. Hitting on one pick may seem simple, but failing to add a true contributor to the roster is costly to the Horns in many ways

Snead has no false bravado with Round 1 picks, as he has proven repeatedly. He merely wants to improve his roster. And his track record proves that multiple prospects can pan out just as well as one blue-chipper. Will he put that theory to the test in this draft?

The Packers may make it impossible not to do so. As always, thanks for reading.

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