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With cornerback still a major need for the Green Bay Packers ahead of the 2026 NFL draft, perhaps it is time for them to consider bringing back a former All-Pro veteran — even if his first stint with them was short-lived.
The Packers have made a few quality additions to their 2026 roster over the first few weeks of the new league year, such as signing veteran defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and acquiring veteran linebacker Zaire Franklin in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts. Their moves at the cornerback position, however, have been relatively underwhelming.
While the Packers signed Benjamin St-Juste — a 2021 third-round pick — to a two-year contract, they also cut ties with veteran Nate Hobbs roughly one year after making him one of their marquee 2025 signings and signing him to a four-year, $48 million deal. Hobbs played a career-low 358 defensive snaps over 11 games in 2025 due to injuries.
As expected as Hobbs’ release was, though, the Packers are now in a situation in which Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine are once again the clear-cut starters for them at the cornerback position — a less-than-ideal reality after some struggles last season.
Could that invite conversations about a reunion with former All-Pro Trevon Diggs?
Packers Could Gamble on Trevon Diggs for Right Price
Diggs did not spend much time in Green Bay last season. The Packers claimed him off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys along with the remainder of his five-year, $97 million contract with them on New Year’s Day, but he played in just two games, including their fall-apart loss to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the 2025 NFL playoffs.
One week later, the Packers released him in a move that many expected due to the high cost of Diggs’ contract and how easily the team could get out of paying him big money.
That said, there is some merit to the Packers re-engaging Diggs in contract talks to see if the price is right on bringing him back as a low-commitment reclaimation project.
Diggs has had his issues with availability since his back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons in 2021 and 2022. He also allowed a 156.3 passer rating in coverage in 2025, the highest for a cornerback with at least 20 targets in a season since 2020, per Next Gen Stats.
If the Packers want to roll the dice once more, though, they could take advantage of his waning reputation and potentially sign him to a low-cost deal that would force him to earn his way onto the 53-man roster — with no promises that he would make the team.
Does Trevon Diggs Fit Packers’ Vision at Cornerback?
The Packers could take a flier on Diggs before the NFL draft if they want to boost the position before seeing how the board falls, especially without a first-round selection. Even if he is willing to sign a low-cost, prove-it deal, though, the 27-year-old might not fit the vision that new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon has at cornerback.
Diggs is still a few seasons away from turning 30, but his injury history raises red flags about whether the Packers could truly depend on him. Expectations are that Gannon will also want younger players to fit into his versatile and adaptable defensive scheme.
“I love the youth, because you can mold them how you want to mold them,” Gannon said about his young cornerbacks while working as Philadelphia’s DC before taking the Arizona head-coaching job in 2023. “Certain vets can be stuck in their ways.”
Maybe Gannon’s philosophy has changed since then, but it is more likely that Gannon and the Packers will focus on bringing in the best cornerbacks that they can find in the 2026 NFL draft and get to work on molding them into contributors for their defense.