You shouldn’t be surprised by this, but the Green Bay Packers had a quiet first day of free agency. They were one of just five teams who didn’t sign any external players, and the big move was trading edge defender Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2027 fourth-round pick.

While the team extended some important role players (Sean Rhyan, Darian Kinnard, Nick Niemann, Kristian Welch, Bo Melton), the big needs entering free agency are still there. It’s not necessarily an offseason where general manager Brian Gutekunst has a lot of spending power, but a move here and there can still happen to help the roster.

So, let’s discuss the top remaining free agent targets for Green Bay.

DT Logan Hall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hall was on our list of perfect targets, and he’s still out there. It makes even more sense after the Packers traded Colby Wooden away to get linebacker Zaire Franklin. Hall is only 25 and is coming off the best year of his career. It could be viewed as an outlier, yes, but he’s had a trajectory of steady rising. In 2025, the interior defensive lineman had 1.5 sacks and 32 total pressures, with positional versatility to align both on the interior and even as an edge defender at times.

EDGE Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals

This is probably out of the Packers’ price tag, as Spotrac projects Hendrickson will make $25.4 million a year. However, the fact that he didn’t sign on the first day of the negotiating window may mean the market is not all the way there. Last offseason, the Packers contacted the Bengals about him before trading for Micah Parsons, so we know they like the player. Hendrickson is 31, so this is a risky move, but it’s much more palatable without any type of draft capital compensation. Other edge options still available include AJ Epenesa, Joey Bosa, and Cam Jordan. 

CB Riq Woolen, Seattle Seahawks

The Tennessee Titans dried up the cornerback market signing both Cor’Dale Flott and Alontae Taylor, while Eric Stokes re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. But there are some rumors the Packers are interested in Riq Woolen, who just won the Super Bowl with the Seahawks. He’s their ideal physical prototype and, while certainly not a perfect player, would be an upgrade over what they have now at boundary corner.

CB Greg Newsome, Jacksonville Jaguars

Talking about cornerback options, this is more of a higher risk/higher reward option. Newsome is a former first-round pick who started his career on a high note but has had some tough years recently, which included a trade from the Cleveland Browns to the Jaguars. For Newsome to make sense, he should have to be in some sort of prove-it deal.

QB Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals/Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders

Murray and Geno were both released by their original teams. Most likely, they will end up signing elsewhere to become starters, but if it doesn’t happen for one reason or another, the Packers would be a prime landing spot for them as a backup. Malik Willis proved with a big contract with the Miami Dolphins that Matt LaFleur is the ideal coach to rebuild the value of a quarterback, and both of these players are set to sign a veteran minimum deal because they are still receiving salaries from their old teams. It would be the perfect solution to replace Willis as Jordan Love’s backup.

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