# Peter Bukowski: In his final Packers mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft, Bukowski predicts Green Bay trades down from 52 to 58 and takes receiver Ted Hurst, then cornerback Dalen Everett at 84, trades up to 104 for cornerback Julianne Neill and to 115 for defensive tackle Caleb Proctor, with Jordan Vandenberg at 236 plus late picks on Jagger Burton, Kalyn Black and quarterback Baron Morton. He also names several players he considers locks for the first round.

**Claimed:** Apr 23, 2026
**Pundit:** Peter Bukowski — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/peter-bukowski
**Outlet:** Locked On Packers (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-packers-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
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16 checkable claims — 15 mock draft picks and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 15 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

10 of 16 have settled so far, averaging 72.4 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> So they go Ted Hurst, Dalen Everett, Julianne Neill. Receiver corner corner.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Sonny Styles to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Sonny Styles
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Kaleb Proctor to be picked “top 100” (picks 1–100)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kaleb Proctor
  - Verdict: scored 84.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Dillon Thieneman to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Dillon Thieneman
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Caleb Downs to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Downs
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Jordan van den Berg to be picked at number 236**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordan van den Berg, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 36.92 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
  - Verdict: scored 32.42 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Kaleb Proctor to be picked at number 115**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kaleb Proctor, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 62.09 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Julian Neal to be picked at number 104**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Julian Neal, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Daylen Everette to be picked at number 84**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Daylen Everette, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Ted Hurst to be picked at number 58**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ted Hurst, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 32.42 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Charles Demings to be picked “earlier than pick 153”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Charles Demings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Kaelon Black to be picked “drafted by the Packers”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kaelon Black, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jager Burton to be picked “drafted by the Packers”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jager Burton, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Taylen Green to be picked “day three”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Taylen Green, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Behren Morton to be picked “drafted by the Packers”**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Behren Morton, Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Green Bay Packers to pick at number 58**
  - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Sonny Styles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sonny-styles
- Kaleb Proctor — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaleb-proctor
- Dillon Thieneman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman
- Caleb Downs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-downs
- Jordan van den Berg — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordan-van-den-berg
- Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/emmanuel-mcneil-warren
- Julian Neal — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/julian-neal
- Daylen Everette — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/daylen-everette
- Ted Hurst — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ted-hurst
- Charles Demings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/charles-demings
- Kaelon Black — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kaelon-black
- Jager Burton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jager-burton
- Taylen Green — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/taylen-green
- Behren Morton — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/behren-morton

## What others said about the same people

- Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52)
- Mike Kadlick on Green Bay Packers: Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e80b2d86-5533-4a14-b40a-9de75d1883bc (scored 7.14)
- Jared Dubin on Green Bay Packers: Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d0957a4-4d45-4f24-b6f9-a848eb47a374 (scored 23.81)
- Jordan Dajani on Green Bay Packers: Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c96aaa6d-2d0c-41cc-a9f7-c21ac21886ac (scored 16.67)
- Jared Dubin on Green Bay Packers: Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe04828a-d532-414c-a58a-54f6505f2263 (scored 23.81)
- Richard Sherman on Green Bay Packers: Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2102f61-711d-4041-af08-065e95ccaf03 (scored 0)

## More mock draft picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Ryan Wilson on J.J. McCarthy: Recalling his pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes he had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given him a second-round grade rather than a first-round one, citing the gap between Michigan's system and NFL demands. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/44cc5859-8b2b-4fbf-b5c0-62c635f2e357 (scored 36.92)
- Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100)
- Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 87.81)
- Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52)
- Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7)

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