The Unpacking Future Packers Countdown is a countdown of 100 prospects who the Green Bay Packers could select in the 2026 NFL draft.
The only team that likes Georgia Bulldog prospects more than the Green Bay Packers is the Philadelphia Eagles. Since 2021, the Eagles have drafted six Bulldogs. In that time span, Brian Gutekunst has selected five Bulldogs, including three in the first round.
If the Packers once again turn to the Georgia pipeline during the 2026 NFL Draft, the target could be Daylen Everette. The Georgia cornerback checks in at No. 7 in the Unpacking Future Packers Countdown.
A former five-star recruit, Everette enjoyed a breakout campaign of sorts during his sophomore season in 2023, recording three tackles for loss, six pass deflections and one interception. The following season, he recorded 58 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, three pass deflections and three interceptions.
During his final season with the Bulldogs, Everette recorded 50 tackles, 11 pass deflections and one interception. He also returned a fumble for a touchdown.
At 6-1, 196 pounds and with nearly 32-inch arms, Everette is well put together. Along with his impressive frame, Everette is an impressive athlete. He clocked a 4.38 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine and posted a 37.50-inch vertical. He runs with long strides and plays with ‘easy’ speed. He can hit his top gear quickly.
“Everette’s greatest strength is his combination of length and linear athleticism,” Ian Cummings, an NFL Draft analyst for Pro Football Sports Network, said. “Everette has an impressive frame, readily equipped with a wide disruption radius and good lean mass. Coupled with that build, he also brings elite long-track acceleration, near-elite long speed, and propulsive initial explosion when committing vertically. That speed and length make him a difficult match for receivers.”
To go along with his track-like speed, Everette has velvet feet to mirror routes. He has great length for the position, and he uses that length to choke passing lanes. He does a good job of reading the wide receivers’ eyes and utilizes his impressive frame to smother them and impact the catch point. Over the past two seasons, he recorded 14 pass deflections and four interceptions.
“Everette’s chief effectiveness in coverage is his playmaking ability,” Cummings said. “He logged a career-high 10 pass deflections in 2025, while also achieving a forced incompletion percentage of over 13% on targets, per TruMedia. But a big preemptive part of playmaking is positioning, and in off-man and zone, Everette has the tools to attune this part of his game as well.”
With his frame, Everette owns a wide tackle radius to help him lasso ball carriers. He’s a willing participant in run support and does not shy away from the physical side of the game. He also has good field and spatial awareness when crashing downfield. During the past two seasons, he recorded 29 stops.
He’s quick to get his man to the ground to limit YAC. According to Pro Football Focus, he gave up 199 yards after the catch, with 75 of those yards coming on a De’Zhaun Stribling touchdown.
“With his size, length, and response speed coming downhill, he assuredly has the physical components to pose a threat on outside-tracking plays, and he matches that physical talent with tenacious urgency and combative energy crashing into blocks,” Cummings said. “Everette has shown he can engage with physicality, properly stack and control boundary blocks with his length, and decouple to enter pursuit.”
Everette brings special teams value to coverage units. He logged 340 snaps on special teams during his time at Georgia and recorded one tackle. With his athleticism, Everette could provide an immediate impact in that department.
Fit with the Packers
Even with the addition of Benjamin St. Juste, the Packers need an infusion of talent at the cornerback position. With Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine entering contract years, it’s a position they could double dip at during the upcoming draft.
Everette could be high on their board to start Day 3 of the draft. He has the frame and athleticism that they typically look for in their boundary cornerbacks. It also doesn’t hurt that he played at Georgia.
Depending on what the Packers do with their first pick, it would not be shocking to see the Packers take Everette in the third round. If he’s still on the board when the Packers are on the clock in the fourth round it could be a run the pick in type of situation.
“I would draft Everette if I had a need for length, athleticism, physicality, and youth on the back end, with an eye on 2026 production but also on the long-term future,” Cummings said. “There remain many areas of improvement even after three years as a starter, but Everette’s upside is also tantalizing. He’s a near-elite size-speed specimen with burst, vertical range, length, and smooth bend when adjusting his tracking angle in zone and side-saddle. He’s shown he can use his length to generate momentum-shifting incompletions, and he brings a high floor in run support that insulates his value.”
If Everette lands in Green Bay, he’d likely be nothing more than a depth piece and special teams contributor as a rookie. If Nixon and Valentine both walk in free agency next offseason, Everette could step into a more prominent role. He has all the tools to develop into a quality boundary cornerback with the length to make plays on the ball.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Unpacking Future Packers: No. 7, Georgia CB Daylen Everette
Reporting by Brennen Rupp, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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