After crashing the work truck in round one, we find a pair of complementary wideouts with the Packers’ second and third-round picks.
With the 2025 NFL Draft finally upon us, it’s time for one last mock draft from APC. I ran this draft using the ESPN Analytics Draft Simulator tool, which I have found to be one of the more reasonable mock draft systems to this point.
There’s little more introduction that needs to be said about a mock here on the eve of the draft itself, so let’s just dive in to the picks.
Pick #23: Shemar Stewart, edge, Texas A&M
Let’s talk about the most polarizing potential pick of the first round. I’m fully on board though — give this unit some absolutely filthy athleticism and raw tools and trust your new defensive line coach to unlock his potential (and that of the other players in that position group who have yet to see their production match their athletic abilities).
Pick #54: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State
Perhaps the best X receiver in this draft not named Tet, Higgins is a tremendous fit for Green Bay with his size and speed. He’ll probably be a day-one starter and though he doesn’t have the same top gear that Christian Watson does, he might make Packers fans forget about the latter’s absence.
Pick #87: Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State
And now we have our true deep threat. Yes, I went back to back with receivers here, expecting Horton to be more of a Z. He and Higgins can play different roles and get on the field together in two-receiver sets or with Jayden Reed in 11 personnel. Horton remains my top “he will end up a Packer” pick of this draft and I don’t think he’s on the board when Green Bay is on the clock in round four.
Pick #124: Wyatt Milum, OL, West Virginia
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: in round four, the Packers draft a college left tackle who could project as a versatile tackle or guard prospect and who has excellent agility times to give themselves added depth. No, I’m not talking about T.J. Lang. Or David Bakhtiari. Or JC Tretter. Or Zach Tom. Or…well, you get the idea. Milum would be a no-brainer Packers pick here.
Pick #159: Elijah Roberts, DL, SMU
We already have one big edge player, but let’s double down with Roberts, who weighs in around 285 pounds and could be a candidate to be a designated interior pass-rusher early on in his career. Roberts came to Green Bay for an official visit, and he looks like an ideal mid-round line prospect.
Pick #198: Drew Kendall, OL, Boston College
We got a tackle with inside-out versatility in Milum; now in the sixth round we find a career interior lineman with an NFL pedigree. In addition to being the son of a ten-year NFL starter (dad Pete), Kendall has a Packers connection, having played as Jeff Hafley’s starting center at BC for multiple years. Like Milum, Kendall also has exceptional lateral movement skills and would be a nice boost to the interior depth.
Pick #237: Jason Marshall, Jr., CB, Florida
We don’t yet have a cornerback as we reach round seven, and there isn’t much left. Let’s find another player who the Packers had in for a visit in Marshall, who can potentially give the team a bit of depth behind the likes of Keisean Nixon, Nate Hobbs, and Carrington Valentine.
Pick #250: Nazir Stackhouse, DT, Georgia
We’re getting pretty thin at #250, but with T.J. Slaton departed, we still don’t have someone to help fill the middle as a run-stuffer on the nose. Enter Stackhouse, a 6-foot-4, 327-pounder with decent explosiveness. He’s a Georgia defender, which the Packers love, and we’re taking fliers at this point regardless to finish out the draft class.