The 2026 season is the Green Bay Packers' 106th in the National Football League (NFL), their ninth under general manager Brian Gutekunst and their eighth under head coach Matt LaFleur. They will attempt to improve on their 9–7–1 record from the year before, make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and end their four-year NFC North title drought. Green Bay lost their home opener game for the first time since 2012, which was a giant 35–14 upset loss to the Falcons.
Offseason Coaching changes + 2026 Green Bay Packers coaching staff changes Position Previous coach(es) Vacancy reason Replacement(s) Source(s)Quarterbacks coachSean Mannion, 2025Hired by PhiladelphiaLuke GetsyDefensive coordinatorJeff Hafley, 2024–2025Hired by MiamiJonathan GannonLinebackers coachSean Duggan, 2025Hired by MiamiSam SiefkesDefensive backs coachRyan Downard, 2023–2025Hired by MiamiNoah PauleyDefensive passing game coordinatorDerrick Ansley, 2024–2025Mutual consentBobby BabichSpecial teams coordinatorRich Bisaccia, 2022–2025ResignedCam Achord
Trades DatePlayer incomingPlayer outgoing March 11To Green Bay Packers2027 fourth-round pickTo Dallas CowboysRashan Gary March 11To Green Bay PackersZaire FranklinTo Indianapolis ColtsColby Wooden April 11To Green Bay Packers2026 fifth-round pick2027 sixth-round pickTo Philadelphia EaglesDontayvion Wicks August 30To Green Bay Packers2028 sixth-round pickTo Miami DolphinsKyle McCord August 30To Green Bay PackersKaleb JohnsonTo Pittsburgh Steelers2028 sixth-round pick August 30To Green Bay PackersMark RedmanTo Los Angeles Rams2028 seventh-round pick
Additions Position Player Former team Date CB Benjamin St-Juste Los Angeles Chargers March 12 WR Skyy Moore San Francisco 49ers March 13 DL Javon Hargrave Minnesota Vikings March 13 QB Tyrod Taylor New York Jets May 4 CB MJ Devonshire Buffalo Bills May 13 CB Marlon Jones Vanderbilt May 19 TE Luke Lachey Houston Texans June 15 K Lenny Krieg New York Jets July 28 TE Thomas Yassmin Los Angeles Chargers LS Cal Adomitis Pittsburgh Steelers July 31 WR Kaden Prather Louisville Kings TE McCallan Castles Green Bay Packers August 4 TE Drew Biber Minnesota Golden Gophers WR Kisean Johnson Green Bay Packers August 9 WR Chris Hilton Jr. Washington Commanders August 10 S Trey Dean St. Louis Battlehawks August 11 S Tra Fluellen Dallas Renegades EDGE Arden Walker Minnesota Vikings August 19 TE Jonnu Smith Pittsburgh Steelers August 29 WR Bo Melton Green Bay Packers September 14 G Laken Tomlinson Dallas Cowboys September 28 G Kevin Zeitler Tennessee Titans September 30
Free agents PositionPlayerFree agencytagDate signed2026 team FS Zayne Anderson RFA March 13 Miami Dolphins RB Chris Brooks RFA March 4 Green Bay Packers OLB Brenton Cox Jr. RFA March 11 Green Bay Packers WR Romeo Doubs UFA March 12 New England Patriots OLB Kingsley Enagbare UFA March 12 New York Jets TE John FitzPatrick UFA NT Jonathan Ford RFA March 11 Green Bay Packers CB Kamal Hadden ERFA March 30 Green Bay Packers LG Donovan Jennings ERFA April 20 Green Bay Packers RT Darian Kinnard RFA March 9Green Bay Packers WR/CB Bo Melton ERFA April 20 Green Bay Packers OLB Arron Mosby RFA March 23 Green Bay Packers ILB Nick Niemann UFA March 7 Green Bay Packers LG Lecitus Smith ERFA August 13 Denver Broncos LT Rasheed Walker UFA March 14 Carolina Panthers ILB Quay Walker UFA March 12 Las Vegas Raiders ILB Kristian Welch UFA March 9 Green Bay Packers QB Malik Willis UFA March 12 Miami Dolphins RB Emanuel Wilson RFA March 13 Seattle Seahawks TE Josh Whyle RFA March 11 Green Bay Packers
Re-signings Position Player Date C Sean Rhyan March 11 WR Jayden Reed April 25 WR Christian Watson June 4 LB Isaiah McDuffie July 14 DT Devonte Wyatt July 27 TE Tucker Kraft September 12
Subtractions PositionPlayerDate2026 team C Elgton Jenkins March 9 Cleveland Browns CB Nate Hobbs March 11 San Francisco 49ers TE McCallan Castles April 17 Green Bay Packers CB Tyron Herring LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson Baltimore Ravens K Brandon McManus May 8 DT James Ester May 13 WR Jakobie Keeney-James June 15 Pittsburgh Steelers LB Dante Barnett July 28 K Lucas Havrisik K Lenny Krieg July 31 Green Bay Packers WR Brenden Rice TE Luke Lachey August 4 TE R. J. Maryland S Johnathan Baldwin August 9 CB Marlon Jones TE Drew Biber August 11 G Karsen Barnhart QB Kyron Drones August 15 S Tra Fluellen August 29 WR Bo Melton September 11 Green Bay Packers
Draft
+ 2026 Green Bay Packers draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 20 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys 2 52 Brandon Cisse CB South Carolina 3 77 Chris McClellan DT Missouri from Buccaneers 4 120 Dani Dennis-Sutton DE Penn State5 153 Jager Burton C Kentucky from Eagles 160 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 201 Domani Jackson CB Alabama 216 Trey Smack K Florida from Seahawks7 236 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks 255 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks Compensatory pick
Draft trades
Undrafted free agents + 2026 Green Bay Packers undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Dylan Barrett G Iowa State Kyron Drones QB Virginia Tech Josh Gesky G Illinois Nyjalik Kelly LB UCF Murvin Kenion S Nevada R. J. Maryland TE SMU Jaden Nixon RB UCF TJ Quinn LB Louisville J. Michael Sturdivant WR Florida Dillon Wade G Auburn
Roster cuts The roster was cut to 53 on August 30, 2026.
Position Player 2026 team LS Cal Adomitis T Brant Banks G Dylan Barrett CB Shemar Bartholomew T Dalton Cooper DT Jaden Crumedy TE Drake Dabney CB MJ Devonshire Jr. G Josh Gesky WR Chris Hilton Jr. CB Domani Jackson WR Kisean Johnson EDGE Nyjalik Kelly S Murvin Kenion III T/G Darian Kinnard RB Damien Martinez EDGE Arron Mosby WR Isaiah Neyor RB Jaden Nixon S Mark Perry WR Kaden Prather LB TJ Quinn WR Will Sheppard CB Jaylin Simpson DT Nazir Stackhouse RB Pierre Strong Jr. TE Messiah Swinson G Dillon Wade EDGE Arden Walker LB Kristian Welch
Staff
Current roster
Preseason The schedule was announced on May 14, 2026.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–28 0–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 2 at Denver Broncos W 33–13 1–1 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 3 Arizona Cardinals W 42–38 2–1 Lambeau Field Recap
Regular season Schedule On May 13, the NFL announced that the Packers would go to SoFi Stadium to play the Los Angeles Rams during the inaugural Thanksgiving Eve game. The remainder of the schedule was announced on May 14.
Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 3:25p.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 22–39 0–1 U.S. Bank Stadium CBS Recap 2 September 20 12:00p.m. at New York Jets W 20–17 1–1 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap 3 7:15p.m. Atlanta Falcons L 14–35 1–2 Lambeau Field Prime Video Recap 4 October 4 12:00p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–14 2–2 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap 5 October 11 12:00p.m. Chicago Bears Lambeau Field Fox 6 October 18 7:20 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Lambeau Field NBC 7 October 25 3:25p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox 8 7:15p.m. Carolina Panthers Lambeau Field Prime Video 9 November 8 3:25p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox 10 November 15 12:00p.m. Minnesota Vikings Lambeau Field Fox 11 Bye 12 November 25 7:00p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Netflix 13 December 6 12:00p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome Fox 14 December 13 7:20p.m. Buffalo Bills Lambeau Field NBC 15 December 20 12:00p.m. Miami Dolphins Lambeau Field Fox 16 December 25 12:00p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Netflix 17 7:15p.m. Houston Texans Lambeau Field ESPN 18 January 9/10 Detroit Lions Lambeau Field Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 6–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games in Weeks 8, 12 and 16 are exempt. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings
The Packers were trying to win their first game in Minnesota since the penultimate week of the 2023 season by avenging their meaningless loss in the last regular season game of 2025.
Ahead 22–10, it appeared as if the Packers were poised to snap their five-game losing streak that dates back to last season. However, the Vikings rallied to score 29 unanswered points, including 22 in the fourth quarter. Already up 22–17, Trey Smack kicked a 40-yard field goal that would've extended the lead to 25–17. However, the Vikings committed an offsides penalty that made it 4th & 1, where Jordan Love was stopped short on a quarterback sneak, and the momentum switched from there. Unable to win their first game in Minnesota since 2023, the Packers surrendered a 22–10 lead and instead lost to Kyler Murray and the Vikings, 39–22, starting their season 0–1.
Week 2: at New York Jets
Despite being down 17–7, the Packers were able score 17 unanswered points including the game winning field goal by Trey Smack. As a result, Green Bay secured its first win since Week 14 of 2025, snapping a six game losing streak and improving to 1–1. This also marked the Packers' third win on the road against the Jets since 2010 and their first without Micah Parsons since Week 16 of 2024. The Packers also became the first team in NFL history since 1941 to win a game with less than 200 total yards, 100+ penalty yards, and a negative turnover margin, with teams being 0–44 prior.https://packerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2026/09/20/packers-overcome-offensive-ineptitude-and-penalties-to-steal-rare-win-over-jets/91866275007/ However, the Packers also lost wide receiver Jayden Reed and offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele to injuries during the game.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7614027/2026/09/20/jayden-reed-zach-bako-bewele-injured-ruled-out-packers-jets/
Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons
This was the Packers home opener, in which the Packers entered this game 7–0 in home openers under Matt LaFleur. This also marked the first time in series history that the Packers would face off against the Falcons on a Thursday. With the upset loss, the Packers fell to 1–2.
Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Heading into this matchup, the Buccaneers started undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels in place of an injured Baker Mayfield, who fractured his thumb in last week's game vs. the Vikings.https://packerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2026/09/28/baker-mayfield-out-packers-to-face-rookie-bucs-qb-jalon-daniels-in-week-4/91987878007/
Despite nearly blowing a 17–7 lead, due to two turnovers in the fourth quarter, the Packers were able to hold off their former division rival after their defense made a couple clutch stops and improve themselves to 2–2.
Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
Standings Division
Conference
Statistics
Starters
Regular season
Offense Pos.NameGSQB Jordan Love 4RB Chris BrooksMarShawn Lloyd 22WR Christian Watson 4WR2 Matthew Golden 3WR3 Jayden Reed 2TE Tucker Kraft 4TE2 Mark Redman 2TE3 Josh Whyle 1LT Jordan Morgan 4LG Aaron BanksJager BurtonDonovan JenningsLaken Tomlinson 1111C Sean Rhyan 4RG Jacob MonkTravis Glover 31RT Zach Bako-BeweleAnthony Belton 22
Defense Pos.NameGSDE1 Barryn Sorrell 4DT1 Devonte Wyatt 4DT2 Karl Brooks 4DT3 Jonathan Ford 1DE2 Lukas Van Ness 4LB1 Zaire Franklin 4LB2 Edgerrin Cooper 4CB Keisean Nixon 4CB2 Brandon Cisse 4S Xavier McKinney 4S2 Evan Williams 4S3 Javon Bullard 3
Team leaders Category Player(s) Value Passing yards Jordan Love 1,041 Passing touchdowns 8 Rushing yards Marshawn Lloyd 81 Rushing touchdowns None 0 Receptions Christian Watson 20 Receiving yards 331 Receiving touchdowns 4 Kickoff return yards Skyy Moore 302 Punt return yards 128 Tackles Evan Williams 36 Sacks Edgerrin Cooper 3 Interceptions Edgerrin CooperKeisean NixonXavier McKinneyEvan Williams 1
League rankings CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank Passing offense 800 266.66 T-4th Rushing offense 146 48.66 32nd Total offense 946 315.33 17th Passing defense 606 202.0 11th Rushing defense 416 138.66 28th Total defense 1022 340.66 20th