GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the first time since January, we laid eyes on a full-team practice in Green Bay on Wednesday when the Packers’ second organized team activity (OTA) of the spring was opened to reporters.That gave us the first chance to see players such as rookie second-round pick Brandon Cisse and returning starter Carrington Valentine on the field together at cornerback, new acquisitions such as linebacker Zaire Franklin, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and wide receiver/returner Skyy Moore in action and what exactly rehabbing players such as tight end Tucker Kraft and right tackle Zach Tom were doing on the side at practice.This marks the first of three scheduled weeks of OTAs this spring, with three days of mandatory minicamp sprinkled between them. No sweeping declarations should be made about the 2026 Packers over the next cluster of workouts and practices, but the next couple of weeks can perhaps provide a baseline of what to expect come training camp.That’s when the heat really ratchets up, literally and figuratively, so let’s take a look at the 10 Packers under the most pressure this season.Disclaimer: I compiled this list to run earlier this week and then the Josh Jacobs news dropped. As his situation is an ongoing legal matter, we’ll stick with this list of 10 while acknowledging it would likely change to include someone like running back MarShawn Lloyd if the Packers were to release Jacobs.10. WR Matthew GoldenGolden’s increased usage in his second season might hinge more on the Packers’ willingness to feature him than the 2025 first-round pick’s drastic improvement. Is he a perfect player? Of course not. But his meager 44 targets didn’t seem to match the talent that made him the No. 23 pick. Assuming head coach Matt LaFleur and quarterback Jordan Love use Golden more with the departures of wideouts Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, it’s now on Golden to take advantage of those opportunities and prove the crowd outside Lambeau Field right to erupt when the Packers drafted him.9. DC Jonathan GannonI thought about putting new special teams coordinator Cam Achord on this list, but how much pressure is there when the bar is so low? Gannon takes over a defense that lost its play-caller to a head-coaching job. The Packers’ defense certainly had its flaws over Jeff Hafley’s two seasons in Green Bay, but a second-time coordinator and former head coach with the likes of Parsons, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper and safety Xavier McKinney at his disposal should produce right away.8. QB Jordan LoveThere’s always pressure on the most important position in sports, especially when that guy is on a $220 million contract. But the reason I have Love this low on the list is because he doesn’t have to prove that he’s an elite talent anymore, at least not in my opinion. He doesn’t have to prove that general manager Brian Gutekunst made the right decision in trading up for him in 2020 with four years remaining on Aaron Rodgers’ contract. Is there pressure on him to help the Packers get over the playoff hump? Absolutely. But he was far from the reason they collapsed in Chicago a few months ago, and there’s little reason to believe Love will be a hindrance to the team’s Super Bowl hopes in 2026.7. K Trey SmackSmack wouldn’t have even been the kicker shouldering the most pressure on the team if Brandon McManus were still employed, but the Packers released the veteran earlier this month and the rookie sixth-round pick is unquestionably in pole position to win the job. Lucas Havrisik is still on the team, and he set the franchise record for longest made field goal with a 61-yarder against the Arizona Cardinals last season. But without McManus, and after the Packers traded up from the seventh round to the sixth for Smack, the pressure is on him to reverse the Packers’ post-Mason Crosby kicking woes.6. GM Brian GutekunstGutekunst’s job as Packers GM is to construct a roster that can win a Super Bowl. The roster he built last year was leading the NFC North at 9-3-1 with a nine-point lead in the third quarter in Denver when wide receiver Christian Watson went to the hospital. Parsons tore his ACL later that quarter, and unbeknownst to everyone, the team’s best offensive lineman, Tom, had also suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier in the game. Every team has injuries, but the Packers’ laundry list crippled a team that, when largely healthy, was a legitimate Super Bowl contender. Every year is different, however, and Gutekunst will be relying on players such as Franklin, Hargrave, left tackle Jordan Morgan and perhaps some rookies to prove his moves both this offseason and in recent years were good enough for a team in win-now mode to compete for a ring in 2026.5. CB Carrington ValentineValentine has exceeded expectations as a seventh-round pick in 2023, but second-round rookie cornerback Cisse will be breathing down his neck starting on Wednesday. Gutekunst was complimentary of his starting cornerback duo this offseason, but we’ve learned to take everything the GM says publicly with a grain of salt after the Aaron Jones and McManus releases. Valentine, who turns 25 in September, has extra pressure to perform and stave off Cisse because Valentine’s in a contract year.4. CB Keisean NixonNixon probably faces less pressure than Valentine regarding Cisse because he’s higher on the cornerback depth chart. However, I have him a spot higher than Valentine on this list for two reasons. One, Nixon needs to perform like a true No. 1 corner for the Packers to be legitimate Super Bowl contenders. He was far closer to that level in the first half of last season than in the second. Two, Nixon is also in a contract year and this might be his last chance for a lucrative deal, whereas Valentine still has some runway since he entered the league four years after Nixon.Cornerbacks Carrington Valentine and Keisean Nixon have something to prove in 2026. (Dan Powers / Imagn Images)3. DE Lukas Van NessVan Ness isn’t in a contract year since the Packers guaranteed his 2027 salary by exercising his fifth-year option, but he’s still playing for a long-term deal. He also still hasn’t proven he was worthy of that 2023 first-round pick, in part because of a foot injury that sidelined him eight games last season, and 2026 should be his last shot to accomplish that. He needs to do so as the main complement to Parsons on the edge.2. OT Jordan MorganOne of the first things Morgan told reporters after the Packers drafted him No. 25 in 2024 was that he wanted to prove he could be an NFL left tackle. There were questions about his arm length, even after he played well at left tackle at Arizona. Morgan hasn’t played a meaningful regular-season snap on the blind side in his first two seasons, but that’s where he’ll start in 2026 after Rasheed Walker left in free agency. Like Van Ness, Morgan is a former first-round pick who hasn’t yet lived up to that billing but has a chance to do so this season while playing the most pivotal role of his career so far.1. HC Matt LaFleurWho knows what stipulations are in LaFleur’s new contract regarding what happens if he doesn’t win enough in the near future? There may or may not be pressure on the head coach in that regard, but the intangible pressure from both inside and outside the building should be palpable. The Packers haven’t made the Super Bowl since the 2010 season, haven’t made the NFC Championship Game since the 2020 season, haven’t won the division since the 2021 season and have earned just the No. 7 playoff seed in each of the last three seasons. After inking a long-term contract extension this offseason, LaFleur needs to deliver now for one of the most storied franchises.