The Green Bay Packers are looking to bolster their roster for the upcoming season. This mock draft explores potential options, including adding a talented wide receiver, a dominant pass rusher, and some defensive reinforcements.
The Super Bowl has come and gone. The Philadelphia Eagles dethroned the Kansas City Chiefs with a dominant 40-22 victory over the two-time defending champions. While the celebration in Philadelphia will continue well into the spring, the rest of the NFL world has turned to the offseason. The Green Bay Packers got a jumpstart on that process with a 22-10 loss to the eventual champions on Jan. 12.
Since the Packers were not playing in the Super Bowl, some of their players were able to take in the atmosphere on Radio Row. While Jordan Love gave the politically correct answers when asked about his team, Josh Jacobs was a little bolder. One of those pieces, Jacobs said, should be a No. 1 receiver. While Jacobs meant a “proven” veteran, in this mock draft using the Round 1, Pick 23: Matthew Golden, WR, Texas. For the first time since Javon Walker was selected out of Florida State, the Packers grab a receiver in the first round. Yes, I know the history and I know what you’re going to say. But they also were never going to pick a linebacker in the first round before they selected Quay Walker. Jordan Love was never going to be picked by the Packers until he was. The other reality is Green Bay’s receiver room needs an infusion of talent and health. Romeo Doubs suffered two concussions last season, and the last one was a scary scene in Philadelphia. Christian Watson may not play until November due to a torn ACL. That leaves Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Bo Melton and Malik Heath as healthy receivers. That’s not exactly a receiver room that inspires confidence. Golden was one of the breakout stars of the expanded College Football Playoff. That included a seven-catch 149-yard performance against Arizona State in the quarterfinals. Overall, he caught 59 passes for 987 yards and scored nine times for the Longhorns in 2024. He’s a big play waiting to happen. Golden caught a pass for at least 20 yards in every game but one. The Eagles tormented the Chiefs with a pass rush that dominated from start to finish. A couple days after the season-ending loss in Philadelphia, Packers coach Matt LaFleur quipped that he’d never seen a quarterback complete a pass while on his back. JT Tuimoloau was an expert in getting quarterbacks to the ground for Ohio State’s suffocating defense in 2024. Of the tandem that was Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer, Tuimoloau was more productive with a Big Ten-leading 12.5 sacks along with 22 tackles for losses. Tuimoloau’s sack production rose in each of his four seasons in Columbus, and with the Packers looking to add some punch to their inconsistent pass rush, he could be just what the doctor ordered. The Packers certainly could be, especially with Jaire Alexander unlikely to return. Xavier McKinney accounted for more than half of Green Bay’s interceptions in the secondary in 2024. McKinney had eight interceptions in his first season in Green Bay. The rest of Green Bay’s defensive backs totaled seven. Chances are McKinney won’t pick off eight passes again in 2025, so they’ll likely need those turnovers to come from more places. Alexander had 13 interceptions in four seasons – nine in 2021 and 2022 at Southeastern Louisiana and four in 2023 and 2024 at LSU. He fits the size thresholds the Packers typically value at cornerback, but this will come down to his testing numbers at the Scouting Combine. Alexander adds some size to the defensive line room, weighing in at 304 pounds. With TJ Slaton set to be a free agent and contracts expiring for Devonte Wyatt, Karl Brooks and Colby Wooden within the next two years, the defensive tackle group needs some reinforcements. Alexander could have been confused with Dikembe Mutombo with his ability to bat passes down at the line of scrimmage. Alexander had four passes defensed in his final year at Toledo and hauled in one interception that he returned for 58 yards. He had 3.5 sacks and a career-high eight tackles for losses in 2024, when he posted elite PFF numbers in pass-rush win rate and run-stop percentage. The offensive line gets its first addition with this mountain of a man, who was listed at 6-foot-8 and 309 pounds. Trapilo was at Boston College when Jeff Hafley was coach, so there is some connection. He was a pass-blocking savant during his time in college, earning a 81.0 pass blocking grade at PFF during his final season. He started at left tackle in 2022 and right tackle in 2023 and 2024. PFF charged him with a total of two sacks during those two seasons. At minimum, Trapilo has a chance to compete for the swing-tackle job and adds some competition to the back of roster, where Travis Glover, Kadeem Telfort and Andre Dillard saw action a season ago. A rare six-year player in college, Knight played four seasons at Georgia Tech and one at Charlotte before finishing at South Carolina. In 2024, he had 82 tackles, including eight for losses, and three forced fumbles. In 2023, he had 96 tackles and three interceptions
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