Like many teams around the NFL, the Green Bay Packers should be in the market for help along the edge this offseason.

But the Packers might end up having a more dire need than most teams. After all, Rashan Gary is a cut candidate and Micah Parsons might not be ready for the start of the season after suffering a torn ACL in December.

If Gary is cut, the Packers will need a significant move at the position. However, if Gary stays, a complementary addition would suffice.

With that in mind, CBS Sports’ Jared Dubin named Seattle Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe as a priority for the Packers in free agency.

“The Packers are another team that could use a supplementary pass rusher, especially with Micah Parsons coming off his torn ACL,” Dubin said. “Jonathan Gannon could possibly help tap back into what made Mafe a nine- and six-sack player in 2023 and 2024 before he slipped into more of a rotational role this year and saw his production dip.”

Mafe is coming off a disappointing season in 2025. He saw his play time decrease for the second-straight season and tallied just two sacks in 17 games.

However, in the two years before that, Mafe posted 15 sacks in 31 games, including a career-high nine in 16 contests in 2023, so we know he’s capable of more.

Mafe is a perfect buy-low option, which makes him an ideal fit for a Packers team that enters the offseason $1.4 million over the salary cap.

Spotrac projects Mafe will garner a two-year, $16 million contract in free agency, but we think he’ll fall short of that projection and will instead sign a cheaper, one-year “prove-it” kind of deal to try and set himself up for 2027.

If that turns out to be the case, he’ll be in play for Green Bay.