(WNFL/LEARFIELD/PACKERS) – It was a busy day 2 of the NFL Draft for the Green Bay Packers with a contract signing and making a couple of picks.
The Packers selected a pair of defensive players and made a trade on day 2 o the NFL Draft.
Green Bay used the 52nd overall selection in round two on South Carolina defensive back Brandon Cisse .
From Cisse’s bio, the cornerback who spent one season under Torrian Gray’s tutelage in Columbia after transferring from North Carolina State in
January of 2025… logged 65 tackles and 10 pass breakups with two interceptions in three seasons of college football… declared
for the NFL Draft following his junior campaign… invited to the NFL Combine.
Packers GM Brian Gutekunst talked about what he liked in Cisse.
Then the Packers sent a 5th round pick to Tampa Bay to move up 7-spots and select Missouri DT Chris McClellen in round three.
McClellen compiled these stats in his senior season. Started in every regular season game and appeared in all 13 games this season … Posted 48 total
tackles (15 solo), 6.0 sacks, 8.0 TFL, six quarterback hurries, and a pair of pass breakups on the season.
And what did Gutekunst see in McClellan?
Why did Gutekunst make the trade with Tampa Bay to move up 7 spots to get McClellan?
Reed gets contract extension: The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Jayden Reed to a contract extension. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Friday
Gutekunst talked about the extension for Reed.
Reed, who was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 50 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Michigan State, has played in 40 games with 26 starts and in four postseason contests with three starts in his first three seasons. He has registered 138 receptions for 1,857 yards (13.5 avg.) and 15 TDs and rushed the ball 34 times for 310 yards (9.1 avg.) and three TDs during the regular season. In the playoffs, Reed has posted 12 receptions for 124 yards (10.3 avg.) and a TD as well as two carries for 23 yards (11.5 avg.). He has also returned 27 punts for 225 yards (8.3 avg.) in the regular season and four punts for 42 yards in the postseason (10.5 avg.).
Among wide receivers with 100 receptions, Reed ranks No. 1 in the NFL in passer rating when targeted (126.8) since 2023 (TruMedia). His receptions-per-target percentage of 72.3 ranks No. 7 in the league among wide receivers with a minimum of 100 receptions since 2023 (TruMedia). Reed was the first player in league history to post 750-plus receiving yards, 55-plus receptions, six-plus receiving TDs, 100-plus rushing yards and a rushing TD in each of his first two NFL seasons (2023-24) and was one of just three NFL players to hit those marks in back-to-back seasons (WR Bobby Mitchell, 1966-67; RB Marshall Faulk, 2000-01). He set a franchise rookie record with 64 receptions in 2023, eclipsing WR Sterling Sharpe’s mark of 55 catches in 1988.
Day 3
Round 4
Dani Dennis Sutton – Records: Tied for fifth at PSU with seven forced fumbles…Ranks sixth with 23.5 career sacks…Had 10 career 
games with multiple tackles for loss and five games with multiple sacks.
Notables: Tied Pinstripe Bowl with two sacks…His two sacks in the Pinstripe Bowl are tied for second-most in a Penn
State bowl game and his 22 sack yards are a PSU bowl record…Became the first Nittany Lions with a blocked punt
in back-to-back games (at UCLA, vs. Northwestern) since Andre Collins in 1989 (at Texas, at Rutgers)…Has three
blocked punts in 2025 which ties with Jack Ham (3; 1968) and Andre Collins (3; 1989) for the PSU record in season
blocked punts.
Round 5
Jager Burton – Career: Saw action in 51 career games with 47 consecutive starts. A three-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll member (2022, 2023, 2024). Dean’s List (Fall 2024). • Freshman All-SEC Team (Coaches) in 2022. 2025 – Se
nior: Started at center in all 12 games. Named one of four game captains vs. Toledo, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech and at Louisville. Graded at 98 percent for his assignment and 85 for technique … Surrendered just 1.5 sacks, only nine total pressures and two penalties in a team-high tying 830 snaps … Had 23 knockdown blocks. Invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Round 6
Domani Jackson, Alabama – Veteran defender who played a key role in the secondary once again … started 10 games and appeared in all 15 … totaled 39 tackles, including 1.5 for loss (-5 yards), to go with one quarterback pressure and a pass breakup. Florida State: Finished with three tackles in Tallahassee. ULM: Recorded three tackles against the Warhawks. Wisconsin: Contributed one tackle and a quarterback 
hurry on the day. Georgia: Tallied five tackles against the Bulldogs. Vanderbilt: Posted three stops, including half a tackle for loss (-1 yard). Missouri: Recorded one tackle in Columbia. Tennessee: Entered in a reserve role against the Vols … finished with four tackles, including one for loss (-4 yards). South Carolina: Totaled two stops on the day. LSU: Rotated in at corner against the Tigers. Oklahoma: Tied for the team lead in tackles with five for the afternoon. Eastern Illinois: Made the start at corner on Senior Day. Auburn: Recorded one tackle against the Tigers. Georgia: Got the start in Atlanta … totaled four tackles and pass breakup. Oklahoma: Notched five tackles in his start against the Sooners. Indiana: Made a third consecutive start at corner … finished with two stops.
Round 6
Trey Smack, Florida – Kicker, Height: 6-1, Weight: 201, Hometown: Severna Park, Md., High School: Severna Park, COLLEGIATE HONORS: East-West Shrine Bowl 100 Participant (2026)
2025 Phil Steele Fourth Team SEC All-Conference Lou Groza Semifinalist (2025), All-SEC Third Team (2025),Lou Groza Semifinalist (2023), Three-time SEC Special Teams Player of the Week
SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 12, 2024),SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 7, 2023), SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4, 2023),Two-time Lou Groza Star of the Week, Lou Groza Star of the Week (Week 7, 2023), Lou Groza Star of the Week (Week 4, 2023)
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