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<\/p>\nSenior Bowl executive director Drew Fabianich has a fun description of Chris McClellan, the 313-pound defensive tackle the Green Bay Packers drafted in the third round last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI called him a sexy fat man because he\u2019s more than a two-gapper,\u201d Fabianich told Packers On SI. \u201cHe’s strong, he can two-gap, but he\u2019s got a little pass rush about him. He\u2019s a pretty damn good athlete for his size.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I really like about certain nose tackles that are more than just what we call need-two guys, and they just eat up two blocks and that\u2019s really all they are. When they\u2019re more than that, that\u2019s what makes them more valuable. If they got pass-rush ability, it\u2019s a plus-plus. And again, good athlete for his size. Was motivated all week, competed really well. He had kind of a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. And I called him \u2018Sexy Fat Man\u2019 because he can pass rush.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the Packers looking for a nose tackle, they traded up from No. 84 of the third round to No. 77 to select McClellan. Iowa State\u2019s Domonique Orange also was available and went at No. 82 to the rival Vikings.<\/p>\n
Why McClellan over Orange?<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause he\u2019s more athletic than regular fat men,\u201d Fabianich said. \u201cI keep calling them fat men because fat men can\u2019t pass rush. All they do is push the pocket.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s got the athletic ability to actually use speed and be able to flip his hips at the top of his rush, and he can change directions. So, that\u2019s what makes him a better pass rusher than those guys. Now, Domonique Orange now, I love him. Lined up against him for two years [when Fabianich was general manager and director of scouting at West Virginia]. He is going to destroy people in the run game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 322-pound Orange played in 50 games with 24 starts at Iowa State and had one sack and seven tackles for losses. In 51 games with 22 starts at Florida and Missouri, McClellan had 10.5 sacks and 17 tackles for losses. During his senior season at Missouri alone, he had six sacks and eight tackles for losses.<\/p>\n
Sacks are great but can he do the dirty-work stuff that\u2019s mandated for the position?<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, he can do the fat-man stuff,\u201d Fabianich said. \u201cThe reason why he was more valuable is because of the pass rush. He can handle the two-gap sh**. I mean, he can do all that. He\u2019s fine with that. And he\u2019ll eat two and he\u2019ll bust a double-team and he\u2019ll make a play. I don\u2019t see an issue with him whatsoever, and I thought he went right where he should have went, too. I thought he might even actually have went a little higher, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Packers drafted one more Senior Bowl player, Penn State edge Dani Dennis-Sutton, in the fourth round.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did a good job\u201d at the Senior Bowl, Fabianich said. \u201cHe showed that he has some pass rush. He is a little bit stiff-hipped. He does struggle at the top of his rush. But he\u2019s powerful, he\u2019s strong, he plays the run really well. He\u2019s got heavy hands. He did a really good job during the week. You\u2019re right, I could have seen him go at the top of the third. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a base end. He can play inside, he can play the 4i, he can play the 5, he can play the 9. He\u2019s got some versatility, and that\u2019s what I thought made him valuable. You know, is he a super-athlete? No, but he\u2019s good enough. And he is powerful, he is strong, he is long. He plays with a good motor. He\u2019s tough. I like the kid or I wouldn\u2019t have brought him here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Packers Pick Three From Shrine Bowl<\/p>\n
The Packers\u2019 final three draft picks participated in the East-West Shrine Bowl, including Kentucky interior lineman Jager Burton in the fifth round. Burton was a four-year starter, primarily at left guard in 2022, right guard in 2023, left guard in 2024 and center in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cJager is one of the most athletic interior offensive linemen in the entire draft class,\u201d Shrine Bowl executive director Eric Galko said. \u201cI was expecting him to go over two rounds earlier. So, I think for Green Bay, just a tremendous value who fits what they want. He\u2019s played over 500 snaps at both guards and center. So, plug-and-play guy, athletic, long enough to play there in the NFL. Super-smart, super-impressive.<\/p>\n
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The Packers drafted Kentucky center Jager Burton in the fifth round. | Photo courtesy Kentucky Athletics<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this guy is an NFL starter in time, but I think for them, he was a luxury that they couldn\u2019t pass on in the fifth round. He can play in the NFL tomorrow, so if he\u2019s not starting Week 1, that\u2019s a huge luxury to have a starting-level player as a backup. I would guess that they were like, we can\u2019t believe he\u2019s still on the board here in the fifth round.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the first of their sixth-round picks, the Packers selected Alabama cornerback Domani Jackson. Jackson transferred from USC to Alabama for his final two seasons. In 2024, he had two interceptions and nine pass breakups. In 2025, he had zero interceptions and one pass breakup and lost his starting job for five games.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Alabama secondary is loaded,\u201d Galko said when asked about Jackson\u2019s talent and demotion. \u201cHe didn\u2019t get beat out because he\u2019s awful; it\u2019s because they have a lot of talent there and they have the luxury of doing that. I think if you played Domani Jackson\u2019s college career 10 times, I think seven or eight of those times, he\u2019s a first-round pick.\u201d<\/p>\n
Galko called Jackson \u201cuber-talented,\u201d noting his background as an elite sprinter and recruit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019ll look back and be like, \u2018Wow, they got a talent like that in the sixth round? (He has) first-, second-round traits all day long and has shown first-, second-round potential in his college career. So, you\u2019re getting him on a discount because of the 2025 season, which is fair. I totally understand it, but they could look really smart a year from now being like, \u2018Wow, we got a guy that coming into the year we thought was a first-round pick, we got him in the sixth round.\u2019 That\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last of Green Bay\u2019s picks was Florida kicker Trey Smack. Smack has the type of leg needed to succeed in Green Bay. He made 10-of-13 field-goal attempts from 50-plus yards in college and nailed a 57-yarder at the Shrine Bowl.<\/p>\n
#Packers<\/a> got the draft\u2019s top kicker in two-time Groza semifinalist Trey Smack.<\/p>\n One of just three FBS kickers to make FIVE 50+ yard field goals in 2025, he also made a 57 yarder in the 2026 @ShrineBowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n A career 83% kicker, Smack is the ideal blend of accuracy with 55-60+ range.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7nJCfYoTAy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Eric Galko (@EricGalko) April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Smack made 18-of-22 field goals during his senior season. He missed three in the opener against Long Island \u2013 two were near-misses and the other was from 57, Galko said \u2013 but only one the rest of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got a leg that can go on to 60 yards,\u201d Galko said. \u201cHe\u2019s done it. I mean, a 57-yarder in the Shrine Bowl game is relevant. This is a pressure game. All the teams are watching this game, right? Not every GM is watching his games in Florida, but everyone watched that game and he buries a 57 yarder.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are some years where I think he goes as high as Jake Moody went in the third round. He\u2019s that good of a kicker, that good of a prospect, and he can absolutely kick in the Green Bay cold. He can kick anywhere with that kind of leg, so he\u2019s going to be just fine. It was a great pick in the sixth round.\u201d<\/p>\n SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY PACKERS NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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