Sure, it’s probably a little too early to look ahead to the Green Bay Packers’ 2025 draft, but with the college football season now less than two months away, it’s not too early to start making a list of names to watch in upcoming season.
Pro Football Focus recently reviewed all 11 positions and selected the top 10 draft prospects from each. This is who they chose to attack. For more information on each player, click Here.
Will Campbell, LSU
Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea in Arizona
Emery Jones, LSU
I went to Cornelius, Oregon
Blake Miller, Clemson
Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
Serious Greene III, Georgia
Riley Mahlman, Wisconsin
As I mentioned during the interior offensive line preview, considering the Packers have drafted multiple offensive linemen in four of the last five drafts, there is always the possibility that GM Brian Gutekunst adds to this position group that he values highly.
The degree to which the Packers can address the tackle position next season will likely be dictated by the answer to two questions: Has Rasheed Walker found that consistency and solidified himself as the Packers have left the tackle position? Or do the Packers view Jordan Morgan more as an attacker or defender?
Zach Tom will be a part of the Packers offensive line for the foreseeable future, and until we see otherwise, I assume he is the right tackle. So if that’s the case and Walker is the answer on the left side, then the offense probably won’t be of much exploit to the Packers.
An additional drawback to this scenario is that both Tom and Walker will be in the final year of their rookie contracts in 2025, which means the potential need to pay both players with second contracts at the same time, and this is a factor that it may influence next year’s project.
But even if that were the case, the Packers always seem to find ways to pay their good adolescent players, and their cap situation will only get better and the salary cap will boost each year.
As for the second question, if the Packers view Morgan as a long-term cornerback in the NFL, that’s another reason they won’t have to invest heavily at the tackle position in next year’s draft.
Like I said, you can never completely rule out the Packers adding a tackle at some point in the draft because of how they value and view the position. But where we sit now, with Tom on the right side, Walker playing well at the end of last season, and the team having just spent Morgan on a first-round pick, the need to at least spend an early-round pick on Morgan’s position seems relatively low.
The only scenario that could result in the attacking position becoming a greater need than it currently is would be if Morgan consolidated his position as the team’s right-back this season and Walker did not take that step forward in his second game of the season as a starter, still struggling dealing with the ups and downs that he has been dealing with for a long time in 2023.
In terms of depth, recent rookie Travis Glover will be in his second season, while perhaps Caleb Jones or Luke Tenuta are still hanging around. While immediate offensive support at the position may not be an immediate need, depth could go a long way, depending on the status of Jones and Tenuta, to make the offense a priority in the middle and latter part of the draft.
