The Green Bay Packers will go into the 2025 NFL draft with three picks in the top 100 selections. Roster needs are a moving target, especially with free agency set to start in a month, but the Packers’ needs — at least from a drafting standpoint — look fairly clear entering the 2025 offseason.
Given who is on the roster and current contract situations, we can safely assume the Packers will not use a top 100 draft pick on a quarterback, running back, tight end, safety or specialist.
So, who are the names to know entering the heart of the pre-draft process? Dane Brugler’s top 100 big board is a nice place to start.
To simplify the viewing experience, we sorted the players from Brugler’s top 100 board into the six positions we viewed as the top “needs” at this point of the offseason:
Cornerback (13)
1. Travis Hunter, Colorado
13. Will Johnson, Michigan
32. Shavon Revel Jr., East Carolina
40. Jahdae Barron, Texas
42. Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State
54. Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
55. Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame
77. Quincy Riley, Louisville
86. Jacob Parrish, Kansas State
91. Nohl Williams, Cal
93. Trey Amos, Ole Miss
96. Cobee Bryant, Kansas
99. Darien Porter, Iowa State
Wide receiver (12)
7. Tetairoa McMillian, Arizona
20. Luther Burden III, Missouri
24. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
27. Matthew Golden, Texas
48. Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
58. Jalen Royals, Utah State
68. Tre Harris, Ole Miss
72. Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
74. Jack Bech, TCU
89. Tez Johnson, Oregon
90. Elic Ayomanor, Stanford
94. Isaiah Bond, Texas
Offensive line (15)
6. OT Will Campbell, LSU
8. OT Armand Membou, Missouri
17. OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
18. G Tyler Booker, Alabama
22. OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
31. OT Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
34. OT Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
38. C Grey Zabel, NDSU
50. OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
52. G Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
63. OT Cameron Williams, Texas
66. G Marcus Mbow, Purdue
69. G Tate Ratledge, Georgia
81. OT Ozzy Trapilo, Boston College
83. C Jared Wilson, Georgia
Defensive line (13)
4. Mason Graham, Michigan
19. Derrick Harmon, Oregon
26. Kenneth Grant, Michigan
29. Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
33. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
47. Alfred Collins, Texas
56. Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
60. T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
67. Darius Alexander, Toledo
73. Jordan Phillips, Maryland
76. Deone Walker, Kentucky
78. Omarr Norman-Lott, Tennessee
88. Joshua Farmer, Florida State
Edge rusher (17)
2. Abdul Carter, Penn State
3. Jalon Walker, Georgia
9. Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
12. Mike Green, Marshall
16. Mykel Williams, Georgia
21. James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
30. Donovan Ezeriuaku, Boston College
41. JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
44. Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
45. Landon Jackson, Arkansas
51. Jordan Burch, Oregon
53. Nic Scourton, Texas A&M
65. Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
71. Ashton Gillotte, Louisville
75. Princely Umanmielen, Ole Miss
87. Kyle Kennard, South Carolina
92. Oluwafemi Oladejo, UCLA
Linebacker (4)
23. Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
43. Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
85. Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma
100. Chris Paul Jr., Ole Miss
Thoughts
It’s clear this draft class is deep in line-of-scrimmage players. Of the top 100, 45 are either offensive linemen, defensive linemen or edge rushers. Turns out, the Packers need to get better and deeper along both fronts, so this class might align nicely with Green Bay’s long-term needs, especially if other positions — like receiver, for example — can get better sorted out during free agency or via trade before the draft. Cornerback is a tough one — the Packers aren’t getting Travis Hunter, and Brugler only has two other top 32 grades on corners. Is this the year of the first-round receiver? Tough to say, considering Brugler only has four top 32 grades on receivers, but three are in the Packers’ range at No. 23. Day 2 or early Day 3 might be the sweet spot for corner and receiver. It’s not a great year to need a linebacker, but the Packers have invested first-, second- and third-round picks into the position since 2022, so a top 100 investment might not be required there.