The most frequently picked position for Green Bay is cornerback
We’re less than a week away from the start of the NFL Draft, so it’s time to flip through some more mock drafts. Who are the leaders to be taken by the Green Bay Packers with the 23rd overall pick? We went through 22 recent mock drafts to try to give you that answer.
Let’s begin.
Players selected by Packers in 3 mock drafts
Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
At the moment, the top three candidates, at least based on this recent set of mock drafts, to be the Packers’ first-round pick in 2025 are these three players. Jahdae Barron is a cornerback who might end up playing in the slot at the NFL level, which would make him an interesting match in a room that already features Keisean Nixon and Nate Hobbs. Derrick Harmon is an athletic defensive tackle who is frequently mocked to Green Bay, including in our first three community-voted mock drafts. Emeka Egbuka played in the slot at Ohio State but can play either inside or outside at the next level. He doesn’t have a calling card against man coverage, though, which means the fit is less than snug for a team that is looking to replace Christian Watson.
Players selected by Packers in 2 mock drafts
Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia
Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
Shavon Revel Jr., CB, East Carolina
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
None of the names who were mocked to the Packers twice in this batch should be surprises on draft day. Mykel Williams, Shemar Stewart, Shavon Revel Jr. and Tetairoa McMillan all took pre-draft visits to Green Bay, a team that is spending a lot more of these visits on early-round prospects than in previous seasons. The only non-visitor here is Michigan’s Will Johnson, who was once a projected top-five selection but could apparently slide on draft day.
Players selected by Packers in 1 mock draft
Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky
Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan
Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss
James Pearce Jr., DE, Tennessee
Beyond Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, the players who received one vote should be viewed as break-in-case-of-emergency selections at #23. With that being said, even though they aren’t considered close to consensus first-round picks, Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston did accept an invite to attend the draft in Green Bay and Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos took a pre-draft visit with the Packers.
Ultimately, these mock drafts collectively had Green Bay taking cornerbacks nine times, wide receivers five times, defensive ends five times and defensive tackles three times. So, beyond NFL teams believing that the Packers’ contract for Hobbs is for him to play in the slot rather than outside cornerback, draft analysts seem to think the same, too.