The Green Bay Packers watched the entire first round of the 2026 NFL Draft without doing anything. They did not have a pick in that round. Green Bay started to go down to work on the second day of the draft on Friday, and used two picks in the second and third rounds to address needs on its stop unit.
First, the Packers selected South Carolina Gamecocks defensive back Brandon Cissee with the No. 52 pick overall. For their No. 77 pick, they took Missouri Tigers defensive tackle Chris McClellan. To get McClellan at that spot, the Packers sent a fifth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Meanwhile, McClellan seems to be happy that he’s now a Packer.
He let everyone know how thrilled he was that Green Bay selected him with a post on social media.
“Woke up as a Packer!!!! 😤🧀 #GoPackGo” McClellan posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday.
Woke up as a Packer!!!! 😤🧀#GoPackGo
— Chris McClellan 7️⃣🦍 (@ChrisDMac10) April 25, 2026
Packers rookie McClellan grabs attention with his Green Bay realization
That short message immediately went viral, with thousands reacting to it. Here are some of the comments on his post, too:
“WELCOME DEMON, CANT WAIT TO SEE U BALL 🧀,” said a fan on X.
Another one said: “Hell Ya !! Welcome to Pro Football Heaven. I hope you like Culvers,… 🤣”
From a commenter: “Welcome home brother – learn from Micah become a defensive machine – GB loves you already!!!”
“Welcome!! So excited to have you on our team 💚💛🏈 See you at Lambeau Field. Time to work and congratulations 💯,” a social media user posted.
Via a different commenter: “Be great Chris! After the Chiefs, we’ll be rooting for the Pack as our second favorite team. #MIZ forever!”
Said another: “Welcome the the Packers. We’re excited to have you on board and Loki g forward to you helping the pack bring the trophy home!!”
During his senior season with Missouri in 2025, McClellan had 6.0 sacks to go with 48 combined tackles in 13 games.
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