2025 NFL Draft

Profound23 · Post #301 » by **Profound23** » Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:20 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:McMillan reminds me of AJ Green so obviously that'd be awesome if we could swing it. Not getting my hopes up though. Moving up from 23 into the Top-10 ain't gonna be cheap.

Can he play alongside Giannis and hit the three ball though?

Seriously most scouts believe his floor is Drake London and ceiling is Mike Evans. I like him, he had some monster games but lacks consistency.

Jayden Higgins was the most consistent WR this year. Scored a TD in 9/13 regular season games and had good stats in the other games. If I can get an elite defensive player in the first and still get Higgins in the second I go that route over trading up for McMillan which is what we would need to do.

Of course there is no guarantee Higgins will be there in the second round so Gute might have to be creative if that what he wants.

Either way there are a lot of WRs I like in this draft starting with Higgins and Egbuka, but including a few others. I will be disappointed if we don't draft one in the first two rounds.

Frank Nova · Post #302 » by **Frank Nova** » Sat Mar 22, 2025 5:01 pm

Luther Burden on the slide, let’s get him in the 2nd round. Harmon and Burden would be a slam dunk draft.

nagawicka · Post #303 » by **nagawicka** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:36 am

Profound23 wrote:Defensive lineman/Pass Rushers that have met with Packers at least once
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DTs:
Phil Blidi
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Alfred Thomas

The one thing that caught my eye is we have not met with Derrick Harmon. I wonder if that means they think there is no way he falls to us or if they want to pretend they aren't interested in him, but I would be shocked if we aren't considering Harmon at #23.

Gute & John-Eric Sullivan et al just attended Oregon's pro day. Harmon is the draw there and not their other two guys.

Post #304 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 4:09 pm

ESPN's Miller updated his top 50. He's now got Loveland (6) ranked above Warren (9). I'd love either.

Frank Nova · Post #305 » by **Frank Nova** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 4:26 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:ESPN's Miller updated his top 50. He's now got Loveland (6) ranked above Warren (9). I'd love either.

Forget which mock it was I just saw yesterday but it had Warren to LAR at 26. That’s the furthest I think I’ve seen him go in the 1st round to date. I’m not sure I love the idea of a 1st round TE but Warren seems like a sure fire stud pass catcher regardless so I certainly wouldn’t hate it. We have bigger needs but the thought of Warren, Kraft, Reed and even Musgrave exploiting matchups in the middle of the field would certainly make for a dynamic passing attack. I think you could easily get away with boundary WRs like Wicks and Doubs if you have a group like that at TE and in the slot areas.

I’d take Warren over Loveland tho, I get Dallas Clark vibes from Warren and Tyler Eifert vibes from Loveland. I’ll take the shot on Dallas Clark.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #306 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 5:21 pm

TE is a little bit of a sneaky need to me. Kraft is great but Musgrave is one more injury riddled season away from hitting bust territory and the other guys we have are just bodies.

Post #307 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 5:30 pm

Turk Nowitzki wrote:TE is a little bit of a sneaky need to me. Kraft is great but Musgrave is one more injury riddled season away from hitting bust territory and the other guys we have are just bodies.

I also think that MLF clearly wants two impact TEs on the field or they wouldn't have taken Kraft immediately after drafting Musgrave.

With the dearth of receivers in this class, if you want to add a legit weapon in the passing game your options probably are Tet, Warren, or Loveland. I like the Iowa State guys too, but they're not at the level of the above three.

RRyder823 · Post #308 » by **RRyder823** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 5:59 pm

If TE is a "sneaky need" then pretty much every position is a "sneaky need"

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Profound23 · Post #309 » by **Profound23** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 6:10 pm

If Warren falls to us, you take him.

Frank Nova · Post #310 » by **Frank Nova** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 6:10 pm

My priority list for the draft is as follows:

1. Interior pass rush
2. Edge pass rush
3. Pass catcher
4. Boundary corner

Any 4 of these pigeon holes will suffice in the 1st 3 rounds in whatever order provides the BPA. Then, I don’t really care what direction we head on day 3.

Matches Malone · Post #311 » by **Matches Malone** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 6:20 pm

I'd prefer they try and strengthen the D-line and secondary in the early rounds of the draft, but if the board falls to where TE is BPA, I wouldn't be opposed to it. This team needs game changers anywhere they can get them and Warren/Loveland have that type of potential.

With that being said, there's some good depth at TE this year and you might be able to find someone on Day 2/3 that can be a big help. MLF never did get his Kyle Juszczyk when they drafted Josiah Deguara. Maybe a guy like Harold Fannin Jr, who excels from inline, could be that for his offense in that hybrid h-back/TE role.

Lippo · Post #312 » by **Lippo** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:02 pm

If taking a TE, get Arroyo in the 2nd, he’ll be the best in the class.

Post #313 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:18 pm

I like Arroyo a lot if he's healthy, but Warren's got an argument for being the best player in this class regardless of position. If he gets anywhere close to 23 I hope the Packers are moving up.

Profound23 · Post #314 » by **Profound23** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 2:14 am

Lippo wrote:If taking a TE, get Arroyo in the 2nd, he’ll be the best in the class.

ReasonablySober wrote:I like Arroyo a lot if he's healthy, but Warren's got an argument for being the best player in this class regardless of position. If he gets anywhere close to 23 I hope the Packers are moving up.

I like Arroyo more than Loveland. But I feel about Warren the same way I felt about Bowers last year. Bowers and Will Johnson are my #1 and #2 options. I still think both players go in the top 15, but if we have a chance at one I hope we take it.

But Arroyo in the 2nd or 3rd round would be great as well.

Matches Malone · Post #315 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:40 pm

Bond moving up boards. McGinn with some interesting intel on Burden as well. Don't have access to get the rest.

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Profound23 · Post #316 » by **Profound23** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 1:57 pm

Usually the more negative stuff that comes out about a player this time of year, the more intrigued I am by that player. They have been writing so much negative stuff about Burden in the past 72 hours. This is similar to Brian Thomas Jr. last year.

Burden fell off a little bit this year (could be due to having a horrible QB and offense) and I would be a little disappointed with Burden as our first round pick but the recent slander intrigues me.

Matches Malone · Post #317 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:12 pm

I like him but that time is rough. Might kick him out the top 50 unless a team thinks it doesn’t matter as much like Lassiter last year but he’s the exception to the rule.

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Post #318 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:31 pm

Eh, Thomas wasn't really anything special at FSU. He's just big and long.

MKE_Hodag22 · Post #319 » by **MKE_Hodag22** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:50 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:Eh, Thomas wasn't really anything special at FSU. He's just big and long.

Of those 2 - I personally like Cypress II better. Thought he was pretty solid at VA prior to transferring to FSU.

Matches Malone · Post #320 » by **Matches Malone** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:05 pm

I wouldn't say he wasn't anything special just because of his modest production. He was one of the least targeted CB's in football last year and QBs treated his side of the field as a no-go zone. 11 PBU's and 1int as a starter with FSU isn't eye-popping but he's a big projection pick (Moreso than other prospects). Still only 20 years old with good size and experience, you're hoping the best ball is still in front of him.