Benjamin St-Juste has a way of getting lost in the shuffle, even after a move that should have put him on the radar in Green Bay.
The Packers signed the cornerback to a two-year, $9.8 million deal early in the offseason, and he came in with a real path to a starting job. He was viewed as someone who could push Keisean Nixon or Carrington Valentine for snaps on the outside. But once the draft brought in Brandon Cisse - and with it a wave of praise from scouts, coaches, and teammates - St-Juste suddenly became the quieter addition.
That doesn’t make him any less relevant.
St-Juste is a five-year veteran, not a rookie with fresh hype and untapped upside, but he still has a clear shot to reshape Green Bay’s cornerback picture. He’s a big-bodied boundary corner with starting experience, and he’s the other offseason pickup who could shake up the rotation. Cisse may be the flashier name, but St-Juste is not the kind of player the Packers can afford to ignore.
There’s also a reason his profile stands out. Last season, PFF ranked him 12th among 114 cornerbacks, ahead of every corner currently on Green Bay’s roster.
In coverage, he checked in at No. 9, even though his production was modest: one interception and three pass breakups. At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, he gives the Packers the kind of size they tend to value on the outside.
The question, of course, is whether those numbers hold up over a bigger sample. With the Chargers in 2025, St-Juste played just 356 snaps and made two starts. Before that, he was a regular in Washington, starting 42 of 45 games over the previous three seasons.
That uneven track record is part of why he faded into the background after the draft buzz hit. Green Bay also added sixth-round cornerback Domani Jackson, adding another name to the mix.
Still, St-Juste’s best season came in 2023 with the Commanders, when he posted an interception and 17 passes defensed, according to Pro Football Reference. He also forced two fumbles and recorded a sack.
The stat line doesn’t scream star, but it does leave room for a breakout in Green Bay. There’s a real chance both Cisse and St-Juste are starting by the end of the season. Nixon, a three-year Packers starter, isn’t going to hand over his job easily, but the opening is there.
Even if St-Juste never wins a starting role, he can still matter. He puts pressure on Nixon and Valentine to raise their level, and his durability adds value too. He has missed only one game since 2023, which already looks like an upgrade over what Nate Hobbs gave Green Bay a year ago.
The Packers’ cornerback room still has plenty to sort out, and it may still be missing a true No. 1.
But the depth and versatility are better now, and St-Juste is a bigger part of that than his quiet offseason might suggest. He may not be the headline act, but he could end up being one of the most important pieces in the room.
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