Green Bay Packers 2025 NFL Draft Recap

 

           Ladies and gentlemen, here is your 2025 Green Bay Packers NFL Draft Recap.

First off, you gotta hand the city of Green Bay their flowers. The city did not disappoint at all hosting the NFL Draft for the first time ever. 600,00 football guys and girls made their way up to Lambeau Field for one of the most iconic drafts of all time. The highlight of the draft easily was Packers CEO Mark Murphy announcing the team’s first-round selection, Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden. The pop that he got when announced was something straight out of 90s WWF.

Now let’s grade the Packers draft because that’s what everyone is doing at this point. Disclaimer! I am not a college football expert whatsoever. I am grading this draft based of the Packers needs, vibes, and maybe a little bit of bias.

Matthew Golden

Golden is 5’11 (basically 6’0), 191 lbs, and runs a 4.29 40-yard dash. In his last season at Texas, he had career highs in receptions (58), yards (987), and touchdowns (9). Golden brings speed and a deep-threat ability that the Packers desperately missed out on last season due to injury to receiver Christian Watson. He also brings versatility as a kick returner with a resume in college of 722 return yards and two return touchdowns. I love this pick because it gives Jordan Love another weapon in an already deep offense at receiver. The plays that Matt LaFleur is going to scheme up for this guy are going to be electric.

Anthony Belton

This might be my favorite pick the Packers made solely because Anthony Belton’s nickname is “Escalade.” Belton is what we call a hoss, standing at 6’6 336 lbs. He has earned that nickname respectively. As a standout in the senior bowl with staggering physical traits, this is a classic Packers pick at its finest. Some are saying Belton compares to Eagles stand-out Mekhi Becton. Offensive line was a position the Packers needed to address and Gutey clearly thought the same by drafting this guy. Plus, anyone with a brain who saw the Packers back-ups who came in against the Eagles in the wild card game thought the same thing. Belton is big and physical and going to be a huge addition to the Packers offensive line.

Savion Williams

This was Matt LaFleur’s “let’s have fun pick” of the draft. Savion Williams is a 6’4 220 lb wider receiver out of TCU. To be honest I have never heard of this man before but what a find by the Packers. This guy has the size and is dynamic enough to even takes handoffs out of the backfield. If this draft says anything, it says that the Packers believe in their guy at quarterback and are going to protect him and get him the weapons he needs. Just envision this guy running a 70-yard jet sweep to the crib and that's all you need to be convinced this is a good pick.

Barryn Sorrell

Now this pick is special, you can’t write this or make it up. Barryn Sorrell was the only player left in the green room in Green Bay before he got drafted by Packers. You could tell this moment meant everything to him, from being on stage with the commissioner to his first presser officially as a Packer. Hard not to be emotional about a guy whose family made the sacrifices to make his dream come true of being drafted in the NFL, nonetheless by the Green Bay Packers. Sorrell is a 6’3 256 lb defensive end who has the potential to contribute early and effectively to a pass rush that needs another playmaker more than ever.

Collin Oliver & Warren Brinson

Back-to-back-to-back defensive linemen? Gutey ain’t messing with the pass rush this time around. Let’s start with Collin Oliver out of Oklahoma State who comes in as a 6’2 & 240 lbs.  Listed as a defensive end, Oliver is a bit of a hybrid who can also switch to linebacker. This is something we haven’t seen a lot of since a man by the name of Clay Matthews was wearing the green and gold regularly. The only downside I found among all the reports on Twitter/X the everything app were that he’s undersized. Yea well you know who else was undersized? Aaron Donald, boom roasted.

Gutey was thinking like I would be if I was drafting in the 6th round with this next pick. If you don’t know who to pick, just pick a defensive player from Georgia because usually it works out. Warren Brinson is a massive body measuring in a 6’5 and 315 lbs. A guy like Brinson has all the upside in the world with his unique size and athleticism. It’ll be interesting to see how he fits in and develops in Green Bay.

Micah Robinson & John Williams

Don’t worry guys, Gutey only waited until the 7th round to draft the position we arguably needed most in this draft. This is probably the position we should be worried about most next season for the Packers. This is no diss to this draft pick, the defense really could’ve used someone earlier in the draft who can be thrown right into the mix because they are not deep at all. Micah Robinson is a 5’11 cornerback from Tulane who has special balls skills. A classic late-round defensive back pick by the Packers.

Last but not least is John Williams, offensive guard out of Cincinnati. Can’t be mad about Gutey going back to the offensive side and getting some more depth up front. Williams stands at 6’4 322 lbs. He allowed only three sacks over the last two years and brings the ability to play both tackle and guard.

The Packers filled a few holes on offense in this draft. As previously stated, I think it’s safe to say this team firmly believes in Jordan Love being there starting quarterback for the long-term. After an injury riddled season last year, Love has a chance this season to be in that complete form we say at the end of his first season as the starter. My concerns do still lie with the defense, especially the cornerback group. Jaire Alexander won't a Packer by the start of next season, and we don’t have a true lockdown guy on the outside. That group is thin, and we are going to have to depend on Jeff Hafley heavily to put guys in the right spots. I am excited about the defensive line picks and how they will fit into the rotation. I think the Barryn Sorrell pick may have been a steal. Overall, I would grade the Packers draft as a B+.

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