With Green Bay not owning a first-round pick in the upcoming draft, this year's Prospect Primer series will take a position-by-position look at players projected as Day 2 selections (Rounds 2-3) potentially available to the Packers, who have the No. 52 and 84 overall selections on the second day of the draft.
Here's a handful of interior defensive linemen:
Lee Hunter, Texas Tech
Ht/Wt: 6-3½, 318
News & notes: Alabama native took a redshirt year at Auburn before playing three years at UCF and then a final season at Texas Tech … All told, played in 52 games with 37 starts, primarily as a nose tackle … Improved from honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2023 to second team in '24 to first team in '25, which also included third-team AP All-America honors, making him the first Texas Tech interior D-lineman named All-America in over 40 years … During those three seasons, compiled 155 tackles, including 31 TFLs and 7½ sacks … Last season, PFF credited him with 26 pressures in 523 defensive snaps and ranked him in the top 10 nationally for rush defense grade … A classic two-gapping, hold-the-point nose who has limitations as a pass rusher, but highly regarded as a prospect and may not last until the middle of the second round.
Chris McClellan, Missouri
Ht/Wt: 6-4, 313
News & notes: Oklahoma native began his college career with two years at Florida, starting just one game as a rotational player, and transferred to Missouri to become a two-year starter … Steadily improved and broke out in 2025 with a career-high 48 tackles, including eight tackles for loss, six sacks and two passes defensed … Put together a solid week at the Senior Bowl and then tested well at the combine (5.05-second 40, 25 bench press reps at 225 pounds) … Has ideal frame and size but scouting reports say needs to play with lower center of gravity and better pad level … Mostly a power rusher who likely will be available on Day 3.
Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati
Ht/Wt: 6-0½, 340
News & notes: Cincinnati native stayed at home for the entirety of his college career and developed hometown hero status as well as the nickname "The Godfather" … Redshirted in 2021 before playing four seasons and 44 games in all … Had a health scare prior to the 2024 season when diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs, but recovered successfully and continued his career … Missed a couple of games early in 2025 due to an ankle injury that limited his effectiveness the rest of the season … Posted at least three sacks and five TFLs each year from 2022-24 before getting blanked in those categories last season … Named third-team AP All-America in '22, then second-team All-Big 12 in '23 and first-team conference honors in '24 … Stout, run-stuffing nose tackle who reportedly has bench-pressed 485 pounds and squatted 615 … Seen as a potential value pick if available on Day 3.
Gracen Halton, Oklahoma
Ht/Wt: 6-3, 293
News & notes: California native originally committed to Oregon before switching to Oklahoma and playing four years there … Was a rotational player for two years and then a part-time starter his last two, playing in 47 games total and finishing his career as a team captain and second-team All-SEC selection in 2025 … Over the last two seasons, racked up 63 tackles, including 13 TFLs and 8½ sacks … A bit undersized but an impressive athlete (4.82-second 40, 36½-inch vertical, 9-6 broad jump at combine) with interior pass-rush skills … Among DTs participating at the combine, vertical jump ranked first, broad jump second and 40 time third … Athletic numbers may have boosted his stock from a Day 3 to Day 2 pick.
