The Green Bay Packers pulled off the near-impossible: being a playoff team in the first two seasons of their post-Aaron Rodgers rebuild.
Amazingly enough, Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst and his front office assembled what became the second-youngest playoff team (2024) and the youngest playoff team (2023) of the past 45 NFL seasons. Those results are signs of a promising start, but entering Year 3 of the post-Rodgers makeover, a Packers fan base accustomed to success thanks to the franchise’s NFL-most 13 championships, Green Bay is salivating for a deep playoff run. Yes, the Packers’ four-season conference championship appearance drought is one of the league’s shortest, but the Super Bowl trophy is named after Green Bay Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Vince Lombardi.
Quarterback Jordan Love and his young supporting cast have done well in the wake of Rodgers’ 2023 exit to the New York Jets, but with just a little more assistance in some critical areas of need, the Packers could take another leap. Green Bay didn’t produce any yards from scrimmage by anyone older than the age of 26 in 2024, which is how they totaled the third-most scrimmage yards (6,435) by players 26 or younger in a single season in NFL history, according to CBS Sports Research.
Some of the Packers’ top needs are at some of football’s most valuable spots: wide receiver, cornerback and edge rusher. The cornerback position likely needs to be addressed regardless of if two-time Pro Bowler Jaire Alexander is on the team in 2025 because his contract may cause a divorce in the 2026 offseason. OverTheCap.com projects Green Bay to have just $6.148,395 million in effective cap space in the 2026 offseason, the eighth-fewest in the NFL at this moment in time.
With that in mind, here is a seven-round mock draft for the Packers’ 2025 draft class, which currently consists of eight selections.
Obligatory note: The Packers have not selected a wide receiver in the opening round of the draft since taking Javon Walker 20th overall out of Florida State in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Team needs: CB, DL, EDGE, WR, OT, IOL, (backup) RB
2025 NFL Draft picks
- Round 1: Pick 23
- Round 2: Pick 54
- Round 3: Pick 87
- Round 4: Pick 124
- Round 5: Pick 159
- Round 6: Pick 198
- Round 7: Pick 237 (Steelers via trade of edge rusher Preston Smith)
- Round 7: Pick 250 (compensatory pick)
Packers seven-round mock draft
The 2025 NFL Draft is to take place from April 24-26 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. More draft coverage can be found at CBSSports.com, including weekly mock drafts and a regularly available look at the eligible prospects.
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