Month: April 2025

2025 NFL Draft – Green Bay, WI

Posted on by nzurich9

It bears reminding everyone that Drafting For Need results in being able to fill needs with the draft, because you’ll have so many of them after a couple of drafts.

Where Do the Packers Stand?

Green Bay finished with the 7th seed in the 2024 NFC Playoffs, the 5th-best record in the conference, and tied for the 8th-best record in the entire NFL. Their Achilles Heel was losing all 6 games to oppoenents with better records than them last season (0-2 v Philadelphia, 0-2 v Detroit, and 0-2 v Minnesota). What’s troublesome is the Packers finished 1-5 in the division a season ago. Yes, while they had a bonehead play to lose to Chicago in the meaningless regular season finale, it still counts and the play did happen. Also, for the first time in many seasons, Chicago is actually building the proper way in the off season (offensive and defensive line). I still believe Caleb Williams isn’t nearly as good as advertised, but they’re going to be formidable in 2025.

What Picks Does Green Bay Possess?

The Packers have 8 total picks: 23rd (Round 1); 54th (2); 87th (3); 124th (4); 159th (5); 198th (6); 237th (7); 250th (7). It has been some time since the Packers didn’t have at least 11 selections (in 2021 Green Bay selected 9 players), so look for GM Brian Gutekunst to make a trade or two to move back and acquire more “swings at the plate,” which would rile up Packer Nation, especially if he trades out of the 1st round, while the draft is being held AT LAMBEAU FIELD!

What Areas/Positions May Green Bay Target?

The major question entering the 2025 NFL Draft is Jaire Alexander’s situation. While almost every article and X.com post written about him is that he won’t be on the 2025 roster, the way I see things is Green Bay is in need of cornerback, they have the best cornerback in the league on the roster, (now) on a favorable contract (relative to deals that have been given out to cornerbacks this offseason). While availability is the best skillset, corner is such a difficult position to find, keeping him seems to make sense.

With that it still would make a ton of sense for the Packers to use one of their first 3 draft picks on a CB. Other areas of “need” are Defensive Line (DL) and Wide Receiver (WR). If you’ve been following along, drafting WR in the 1st round is a wasted pick as there are so many WRs in every draft that the 1st-round value is weighted heavier on other positions where there aren’t as many from which to select. I see defensive line or cornerback as the likely first pick out of Green Bay this year, barring a stud falling to them at 23.

Who, Specifically, Could Green Bay Target?

Cornerbacks (CBs)—

Defensive Linemen (DL)—

Wide Receivers (WRs)—

Anyone Else?

While 99% of fans want the flashy/shiny object. Winners are built in the trenches (assuming you have a stud QB that doesn’t choke). Don’t be shocked if Green Bay pulls the trigger on another OL or Edge Rusher. Fans would go bezerk, but you can never have enough offensive linemen or pass rushers, never.

There are two pass rushers that, theoretically could be available for Green Bay at pick 23: Mykel Williams – Georgia; Shemar Stewart – Texas A&M. Mykel Williams shined as an uber-athlete while at Georgia and was super productive during his time there. Stewart I’m not as familiar with however, he’s jumped up the draft boards since the end of the college season (always funny to me since no downs of football have been played since the National Title game). Both players seem to fit well in Hafley’s defense and I’d be pumped for either to join the team. Again, edge rusher is always a position where you can’t have too many good players.

Who Will Green Bay End up Selecting?

I’m torn, in multiple ways. I could easily see trading out of the 1st round (which wouldn’t be all that bad, because by all accounts, this draft is deepest in picks 20-50), acquiring another pick between that 30-50 could really boost this draft – and Gutey needs to hit a home run this draft.

Since it’s no fun to say “anything can happen” let’s guess…

Shemar Stewart of Texas A&M will be the Packers’ selection at 23 overall.