The Green Bay Packers are not expected to add draft capital through the compensatory pick process in 2026. Per updated projections from Nick Korte of Over the Cap, the Packers will not earn a compensatory pick in next year’s draft after signing guard Aaron Banks and cornerback Nate Hobbs to qualifying deals in free agency.

While the Packers lost defensive tackle TJ Slaton, cornerback Eric Stokes, center Josh Myers and linebacker Eric Wilson in free agency, the team signed Banks to a deal averaging over $19 million per year and Hobbs to a deal averaging $12 million per year, cancelling out the departures.

The San Francisco 49ers are projected to get a fourth-round pick for losing Banks, while the Las Vegas Raiders are projected to get a fifth-round pick for losing Hobbs.

Had the Packers not signed a player in free agency, Slaton’s departure would have netted a sixth-round compensatory pick, while Stokes was worth a seventh. Myers signed a deal worth only $2 million for one year, eliminating him from qualification in the formula and preventing the Packers from getting a pick back in 2026.

Others in the NFC North will get help. The Minnesota Vikings are projected to gain the top compensatory pick (third round) for losing quarterback Sam Darnold, plus a fourth-round pick for Daniel Jones and a seventh-round pick for Trent Sherfield. The Detroit Lions will get a third-round pick for losing defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, a minority who left to become the head coach of the New York Jets. Even the Chicago Bears are projected to get a seventh-round pick for losing offensive lineman Teven Jenkins.

The Packers received a seventh-round compensatory pick in the 2025 draft and used the pick on Cincinnati offensive lineman John Williams at No. 250 overall.

This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers not projected to receive compensatory pick in 2026 draft