The Green Bay Packers will host Louisiana linebacker Jaden Dugger, an All-Sun Belt Conference selection and an elite athlete, on a pre-draft visit before the 2026 NFL draft, per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Dugger, who stands almost 6-5 and weighs 242 pounds, produced 125 tackles in 2025, the sixth most in school history. He also tallied 4.0 sacks and 13 tackles for loss, helping him earn first-team All-Sun Belt honors. Dugger was invited to and participated in the East-West Shrine Game.
Pro Football Focus credited Dugger with 57 stops, tied for the seventh-most among FBS linebackers during the 2025 season.
Dugger tested like one of the elite athletes in the class. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds, hit 34.5″ in the vertical leap, covered 10-6 in the broad jump and finishing the short shuttle in 4.25 seconds and the 3-cone in 7.00 seconds. He also benched 225 pounds 17 times. His Relative Athletic Score is 9.60 out of 10.0. Incredibly, Dugger has 35″ arms — giving him a rare blend of size, speed and length at linebacker.
Dugger is currently the 307th overall player in the class on the consensus big board, so he’ll likely be a Day 3 pick or priority free agent post-draft.
Packers Wire is tracking all of the team’s pre-draft visitors here.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers to host Louisiana LB Jaden Dugger on pre-draft visit
Reporting by Zach Kruse, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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