The Green Bay Packers made a lot of internal moves this offseason. The team cut Nate Hobbs and Elgton Jenkins, traded away Rashan Gary and Dontayvion Wicks, allowed several pieces to walk away in free agency, and extended or re-signed players like Jayden Reed, Sean Rhyan, Chris Brooks, and Brenton Cox.

Nevertheless, even after all these moves, there is still a lot to unpack. Over the next few months, the front office can still extend more impactful players — and that will be telling about the future of the roster. So, let’s discuss four players who can realistically get new deals before the regular season.

TE Tucker Kraft

We’ve discussed this a lot, because Kraft is entering the final year of his deal. At this point, undrafted rookie RJ Maryland is the only tight end on the roster under contract beyond 2026. Kraft is a rising star, and while his ACL injury complicates negotiations to a certain extent, the likely move is to get him signed to an extension before he gets even more expensive.

Kraft is counting $3.93 million against the cap thanks to the Proven Performance Escalator, but it’s still a cheap year — and that will help to dilute the cap hit of a long-term extension.

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DT Devonte Wyatt

This extension is more complicated than Kraft’s for several reasons. Wyatt entered the NFL as an older prospect, so he’s already 28. Also, he’s never been a full-time player — he was set to be one in 2025, but injuries affected his playing time. And even when on the field, Wyatt is an incomplete player with a glaring weakness as a run defender.

On the other hand, a contract extension makes sense for several reasons. First, the Packers don’t have many long-term options along the defensive line. Second, Wyatt is playing under a fifth-year option, which hits the cap all at once. That means his cap number for 2026 is $12.938 million. A new deal could lower that impact. But that should probably be a mid-term extension.

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WR Christian Watson

This is an intriguing one because Watson signed a one-year, $11 million extension back in September to get back from an ACL injury with more patience. He did that, played at a high level, and now is in contract year once again. But playing so efficiently as he did, combined with an exploding market at wide receiver, changes the calculus.

A similar player in Alec Pierce just signed a four-year, $114 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts ($28.5 million per year). Watson isn’t slated to hit free agency and hasn’t had a single season as productive as Pierce did, so he won’t make that much.

But still, a new deal for Watson won’t be cheap whatsoever — and the Packers just extended Jayden Reed. Watson is highly impactful for the offense, though, and the unit is much more explosive and efficient when he’s on the field.

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S Xavier McKinney

The Packers don’t usually extend non-quarterbacks with more than a year left on their contracts, but McKinney is set up to be an exception. Because the team was forced to adjust his contract to create more room, McKinney’s cap hit jumps from $9.86 million in 2026 to $24.8 million in 2027, an obvious stress point.

Green Bay tends to be cautious to hand players a third NFL deal, but he’s only 26 (will be 27 by August) and was an All-Pro in each of his first two seasons with the team. The safety market isn’t prohibitive for teams, so a new extension is totally feasible.