The Green Bay Packers hold the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. After missing the playoffs in 2022, the Packers surged late in 2023 and are once again picking late in the first round on Thursday night.
Predicting which player Brian Gutekunst will pick remains a difficult exercise, especially if the team is interested in trading up or down. However, his past eight first-round picks provide a blueprint: Gutekunst likes young prospects with elite athleticism.
By eliminating the most likely top 15 and digging deep into the team’s draft preferences, needs and player fits, a prospect list for the Packers in the first round can form.
Eliminated: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Marvin Harrison Jr., Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Joe Alt, J.J. McCarthy, Dallas Turner, Brock Bowers (consensus top 10). Terrion Arnold, Quinyon Mitchell, Jared Verse, Olu Fashanu and Taliese Fuaga would almost certainly require a trade up. Laiatu Latu was eliminated for medical red flag (neck).
Here are the 15 top remaining options: