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Big Sal critiques Sports Illustrated's draft grades for the Green Bay Packers, defending their selections and highlighting key players.

Big Sal did not sleep last night. He was up until two in the morning reading draft grades, pacing the living room in his socks, and now he has something to say about it. Sports Illustrated gave the Green Bay Packers a D for their 2026 draft class, and Sal is here to burn that grade to the ground — pick by pick, stat by stat, slippers and all. Sal makes the case for Brandon Cisse as a Day 2 steal: a twenty-year-old corner who ran a 4.41 and allowed just eighteen catches in coverage at South Carolina — and why calling him "raw" misses the entire point of developmental drafting The picks SI barely mentioned: Chris McClellan's eleven-inch hands and scheme-perfect fit, Dani Dennis-Sutton's 9.96 RAS and fourth-round robbery, Jager Burton's zero sacks allowed and 4.94 forty at 312 pounds Why drafting Trey Smack is not a punchline — it is a direct response to Brandon McManus leaving seven points on the field in a four-point playoff loss Big Sal said what he said. Now it's your turn — subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell the guy at the gas station who thinks the Bears had a better draft. #Packers #GreenBay #NFLDraft #PackNation #PackersDraft #LetMeTellYouSomething #BigSal #NFL…

People in this episode

Host: Big Sal

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• Draft Grades
• Green Bay Packers
• Sports Commentary
• Player Analysis

Keywords

• NFL
• Packers
• Draft Grades
• Brandon Cisse
• Big Sal
• Sports Illustrated
• 2026 draft class
• Player Analysis

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Organizations: Sports Illustrated

Places: Green Bay, South Carolina

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