What will the Green Bay Packers do on Day 2 of the draft?
The Green Bay Packers are scheduled to have two more picks on the second day of the draft after selecting Texas receiver Matthew Golden at 23rd overall. The early rumor is that the Packers will be moving around on Friday, as Green Bay president and CEO Mark Murphy told Kay Adams that his prediction is that the club will trade up once and down twice today.
I’m not exactly sure how that math works out, maybe moving down from their original picks and trading their fourth (and some of the assets they got in trade downs) to move back into the third round is my guess. Most people believe the best value selections in this class will be coming from about the mid-second-round to the early-fourth-round, based on how teams value selections and how the talent in this class is distributed.
From a non-Packers perspective, the story of the day is where Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is going to go after he fell out of the first round completely yesterday. Ian Rapoport is claiming that if the Las Vegas Raiders don’t pick Sanders early on in the second round, his next chance might not come until the third round with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sanders has a good relationship with Raiders co-owner Tom Brady, so that’s the logic there.
If you want some info on who is still available after Thursday, here’s our updated best players available. We also gathered some Day 2 mock drafts from around the internet, if you want to see who analysts are projecting to Green Bay on Friday.
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According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, injuries at cornerback are a big question mark. ECU’s Shavon Revel tore his ACL and “rehab hasn’t gone quite as hoped.” Revel took a visit to Green Bay this offseason. Meanwhile, Benjamin Morrison is coming off of hip surgery and Will Johnson has a knee issue that was flagged by teams. They are three of the top four cornerbacks still available in this class.
The first Packers visitor of the day came off of the board with the 41st overall pick. The Buffalo Bills traded up to select T.J. Sanders, a defensive tackle out of South Carolina. Sanders was the last defensive tackle available who Green Bay brought in on a pre-draft visit. As a reminder, the following available players, currently ranked in the top 100, were Packers visitors:
- #36: Shavon Revel, CB, ECU (injury questions – ACL tear)
- #39: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss
- #71: Jordan Burch, EDGE, Oregon
- #91: Anthony Belton, OL, North Carolina State
- #99: Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
The defensive tackle run has officially hit. Tyleik Williams, who wasn’t a projected first-round pick, was taken by the Detroit Lions last night. Now, T.J. Sanders and Alfred Collins, players who were thought of as late second-rounders if they went in the second round, are gone, too. At the 44th overall slot, only one defensive tackle projected to go in the top 75 picks, Toledo’s Darius Alexander, remains on the board. Look for edge defender or cornerback for the Packers’ second-round selection, if the team isn’t sold on Alexander.
The first edge rusher of the day comes off of the board in Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku, who was coached by Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley at the college level.
The top available player for damn near every board out there just went in Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, who was dropping due to a knee condition. He was picked up by the Arizona Cardinals. For what it’s worth, the best available cornerbacks, edge rushers and defensive tackles — positions the Packers will likely target — according to the consensus board are:
- #17: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
- #35: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
- #37: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- #38: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss (Packers visitor)
- #42: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
- #46: Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State
- #51: Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas
- #52: Darius Alexander, DL, Toledo
- #64: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole MIss
A couple of picks after the Packers chose offensive lineman Anthony Belton, the Baltimore Ravens drafted Marshall edge rusher Mike Green, who had fallen down the draft due to several accusations of sexual assault, which he was never charged for, and he claims he was never questioned about. Two picks late,r the Washington Commanders picked Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos, who the Packers had in on a pre-draft visit.
2025 NFL Draft Second Round Picks
- #33, Cleveland Browns: Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA
- #34, Houston Texans: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State
- #35, Seattle Seahawks: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina
- #36, Cleveland Browns: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State
- #37, Miami Dolphins: Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona
- #38, New England Patriots: TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State
- #39, Chicago Bears: Luther Burden, WR, Missouri
- #40, New Orleans Saints: Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville
- #41, Buffalo Bills: T.J. Sanders, DL, South Carolina
- #42, New York Jets: Mason Taylor, TE, LSU
- #43, San Francisco 49ers: Alfred Collins, DL, Texas
- #44, Dallas Cowboys: Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College
- #45, Indianapolis Colts: TJ Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
- #46, Los Angeles Rams: Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon
- #47, Arizona Cardinals: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
- #48, Houston Texans: Aireontae Ersery, OL, Minnesota
- #49, Cincinnati Bengals: Demetrius Knight Jr., LB, South Carolina
- #50, Seattle Seahawks: Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami
- #51, Carolina Panthers: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M
- #52, Tennessee Titans: Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA
- #53, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
- #54, Green Bay Packers: Anthony Belton, OL, North Carolina State
- #55, Los Angeles Chargers: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss
- #56, Chicago Bears: Ozzy Trapilo, OL, Boston College
- #57, Detroit Lions: Tate Ratledge, OL, Georgia
- #58, Las Vegas Raiders: Jack Bech, WR, TCU
- #59, Baltimore Ravens: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall
- #60, Denver Broncos: RJ Harvey, RB, UCF
- #61, Washington Commanders: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss
- #62, Chicago Bears: Shemar Turner, DL, Texas A&M
- #63, Kansas City Chiefs: Omarr Norman-Lott, DL, Tennessee
- #64, Philadelphia Eagles: Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas
2025 NFL Draft Third Round Picks
- #65, New York Giants: Darius Alexander, DL, Toledo
- #66, Kansas City Chiefs: Ashton Gillotte, EDGE, Louisville
- #67, Cleveland Browns: Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Bowling Green
- #68, Las Vegas Raiders: Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State
- #69, New England Patriots: Kyle Williams, WR, Washington State
- #70, Detroit Lions: Isaac TeSlaa, WR, Arkansas
- #71, New Orleans Saints: Vernon Broughton, DL, Texas
- #72, Buffalo Bills: Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas
- #73, New York Jets: Azareye’h Thomas, CB, Florida State
- #74, Denver Broncos: Pat Bryant, WR, Illinois
- #75, San Francisco 49ers: Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State
- #76, Dallas Cowboys: Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
- #77, Carolina Panthers: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss
- #78, Arizona Cardinals: Jordan Burch, EDGE, Oregon
- #79, Houston Texans: Jaylin Noel, WR, Iowa State
- #80, Indianapolis Colts: Justin Walley, CB, Minnesota
- #81, Cincinnati Bengals: Dylan Fairchild, OL, Georgia
- #82, Tennessee Titans: Kevin Winston, S, Penn State
- #83, Pittsburgh Steelers: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa
- #84, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State
- #85, Kansas City Chiefs: Nohl Williams, CB, Cal
- #86, Pittsburgh Steelers: Jamaree Caldwell, DT, Oregon
- #87, Green Bay Packers: Savion Williams, WR, TCU
- #88, Jacksonville Jaguars: Caleb Ransaw, CB, Tulane
- #89, Jacksonville Jaguars: Wyatt Milum, OL, West Virginia
- #90, Los Angeles Rams: Josaiah Stewart, EDGE, Michigan
- #91, Baltimore Ravens: Emery Jones Jr., OL, LSU
- #92, Seattle Seahawks: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
- #93, New Orleans Saints: Jonas Sanker, S, Virginia
- #94, Cleveland Browns: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon
- #95, New England Patriots: Jared Wilson, C, Georgia
- #96, Atlanta Falcons: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame
- #97, Houston Texans: Jaylin Smith, CB, USC
- #98, Las Vegas Raiders: Caleb Rogers, OL, Texas Tech
- #99, Las Vegas Raiders: Charles Grant, OL, William & Mary
- #100, San Francisco 49ers: Upton Stout, CB, Western Kentucky
- #101, Denver Broncos: Sai’vion Jones, EDGE, LSU
- #102, Minnesota Vikings: Tai Felton, WR, Maryland