The Packers’ pass rush plans for 2026 are already pointing toward one obvious name: Maxx Crosby.
Green Bay looks prepared to open that season with Lukas Van Ness as one of its top edge options, but that setup is hardly ideal. The current depth chart does not include a proven pass-rushing answer expected to be in place when 2026 begins, and that reality is tied to Micah Parsons being sidelined until the second half of the season. The Packers are choosing to handle Parsons’ rehab carefully rather than rush him back, and that leaves a glaring opening.
That’s where Crosby comes in. The Las Vegas Raiders star is the kind of player who changes the conversation immediately, and pairing him with Parsons once Parsons returns would give Green Bay what could be the league’s best pass-rushing duo. That kind of combo would also push the Packers right back into the discussion as clear NFC North favorites.
For now, though, Crosby remains in Las Vegas. The Raiders are expected to start the season with him still on the roster after a trade to the Baltimore Ravens collapsed because of a failed physical. What exactly happened to sink that deal is still being debated, but the result is the same for Green Bay: this is a situation worth watching closely.
There are a few ways this could still play out. Crosby could want out of Las Vegas, or the Raiders could decide to move him closer to this year’s trade deadline. That possibility feels even more real when you consider that the Raiders appear set to start Kirk Cousins instead of giving their first-round quarterback an early-season shot.
For the Packers, Crosby is the kind of elite target that demands attention not just through the summer, but into the early part of the 2026 season as well. He would raise Green Bay’s ceiling in a major way, and he would also help ease the burden on Matt LaFleur’s offense.
The biggest question is cost. Would the Packers be willing to part with the draft picks it would take to land Crosby only months after using first-round selections to acquire Parsons? Green Bay has long placed a premium on its picks, but a player who can alter the franchise’s ceiling that dramatically would be the kind of exception worth making.
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