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The Green Bay Packers used the final pick of the 2026 NFL Draft sixth round on a kicker.

It's the first kicker off the board this year: Trey Smack from Florida.

Green Bay may have seemed like Brandon McManus was going to be its kicker in the 2026 season.

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The Packers clearly think they need an upgrade at kicker.

He made 10 kicks of 50 yards or more in his career at Florida, a school record, so clearly he's got a big leg.

Green Bay wouldn't have drafted Smack if he was going to get cut.

The #Packers signed K Brandon McManus last year to a 3-year, $15.3 million deal. No one is safe though in the NFL. Teams don't draft kickers in R6 to cut them.

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Lucas Havrisik is technically under contract, too, but that likely won't remain the case.

Smack is ready to generate plenty of puns with the Packers.

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