Brandon Cisse is wasting no time making his mark in Green Bay.
The Packers rookie cornerback has been getting only first-team work in training camp, a strong sign that he’s already carving out a real job in the secondary before his first NFL season even begins. While Cisse has been locked into those top-unit reps, Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, and Benjamin St-Juste have been splitting time between the first and second teams as they compete for a starting spot on the outside.
For Green Bay, that’s an encouraging development. The Packers spent a second-round pick on Cisse, and early signs point to that investment starting to pay off. If he keeps this up, he has a chance to be a meaningful boundary corner right away.
That kind of rookie contribution matters for a team with Jordan Love and Micah Parsons on the roster and Super Bowl expectations in place. Cisse doesn’t need to be a star immediately, but the Packers clearly need young players to step in and deliver if they’re going to make a deep run.
Cisse’s final season at South Carolina showed why Green Bay was interested. In the 2025 season, he posted 27 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, five pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble.
The bigger question now is who lines up opposite him.
Nixon has the most experience in that role, but he’s also been blunt in the media about not being guaranteed a starting job. He was a Pro Bowler in the 2025 season, finishing with 72 total tackles, three tackles for loss, 17 pass deflections, an interception, and a fumble recovery. Valentine handled the other boundary spot for the Packers in 2025 and recorded 31 total tackles and four pass deflections.
St-Juste, meanwhile, arrived in Green Bay as a free-agent addition and could be a fit in Jonathan Gannon’s scheme. In 16 games for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025, he put up 37 total tackles, seven pass deflections, and an interception.
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