Potential Malik Willis replacement is intriguing option for Packers in NFL Draft

The Green Bay Packers are ready for the 2026 NFL Draft. Green Bay could use an infusion of youth after struggling down the back stretch of the 2025 season. One national analyst believes the Packers could be interested in drafting a quarterback later this month.

ESPN’s Ben Solak released a new mock draft with the best team fits for quarterbacks in this year’s class.

Solak paired Green Bay with Arkansas’s Taylen Green as a potential replacement for Malik Willis, who signed a $67.5 million contract with Miami in free agency.

“His throwing mechanics are extremely rough, making him more reminiscent of Colin Kaepernick than [Anthony] Richardson or [Cam] Newton,” Solak wrote. “Green’s accuracy is predictably scattershot, and his inconsistency hitting layups makes it tough to build a reliable passing game around him. As such, any offense fielding Green would need to rely heavily on the QB running game; he should see 10-plus carries in any game he plays, a league-leading rate.”

Green Bay is an obvious fit, at least on paper, for a quarterback prospect like Green. The Packers have a run-heavy offense that is friendly to mobile quarterbacks with limited accuracy.

Solak pointed out that Green Bay has shown a pattern of targeting mobile quarterbacks in the past.

“Under Matt LaFleur, the Packers have hugely prioritized athleticism at the QB2 spot. The outgoing Malik Willis is one of the league’s best dual-threat quarterbacks, but even QB3 Clayton Tune was one of the best testers at his position. Behind Jordan Love are Desmond Ridder (another great tester) and Kyle McCord, so the QB2 job is wide open.”

It will be fascinating to see if Green Bay targets a player like Green in the draft.

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