2025 NFL Draft

[Treebeard]

Packers bring in top Canadian college QB for a pre-draft visit

According to 3 Down Nation, a website covering Canadian football, the Green Bay Packers are hosting Wilfrid Laurier quarterback Taylor Elgersma for a pre-draft visit. 3DN also stated that the Packers were present at the University of Buffalo pro day, where the Canadian product participated.

The 6’4”, 216-pound Ontario product spent five years playing college football in Canada due to the 2020 season that was canceled for the Covid pandemic. Elgersma was a three-year starter at the U Sports level.

In 2023, Elgersma was a second-team All-Canadian player after leading the sports in passing yards. In 2024, he took Wilfrid Laurier to their first conference championship since 2005 and actually led the team to their national championship game, the Vanier Cup, where Wilfrid Laurier fell short. Last season, he was a first-team All-Canadian and won the Hec Crighton Trophy, which is equal to Canada’s Heisman Trophy Award.

Following the season, he was invited to the Senior Bowl, making him only the second U Sports player to make the cut for the game. Over his college career, he completed 793 of 1,121 passes (71 percent) for 10,547 yards, 78 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. He also posted 127 carries for 605 yards and 18 touchdowns.

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Packers bring in top Canadian college QB for a pre-draft visit

According to 3 Down Nation, a website covering Canadian football, the Green Bay Packers are hosting Wilfrid Laurier quarterback Taylor Elgersma for a pre-draft visit. 3DN also stated that the Packers were present at the University of Buffalo pro day, where the Canadian product participated.

The 6’4”, 216-pound Ontario product spent five years playing college football in Canada due to the 2020 season that was canceled for the Covid pandemic. Elgersma was a three-year starter at the U Sports level.

In 2023, Elgersma was a second-team All-Canadian player after leading the sports in passing yards. In 2024, he took Wilfrid Laurier to their first conference championship since 2005 and actually led the team to their national championship game, the Vanier Cup, where Wilfrid Laurier fell short. Last season, he was a first-team All-Canadian and won the Hec Crighton Trophy, which is equal to Canada’s Heisman Trophy Award.

Following the season, he was invited to the Senior Bowl, making him only the second U Sports player to make the cut for the game. Over his college career, he completed 793 of 1,121 passes (71 percent) for 10,547 yards, 78 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. He also posted 127 carries for 605 yards and 18 touchdowns.

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There aren't a lot of QBs in this draft that I'm all that interested in so he atleast seems like an interesting late round flier or udfa target to be QB3/Practice squad guy

[Treebeard]

They do kinda churn through the QB3's. And with Willis on the roster, QB3 is a lower priority to me than another Long Snapper tryout.

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[ReasonablySober]

Like that a lot.

[MVP2110]

With a little over a week out and most pro days done my rankings are nearly complete. I'll put out my full list of 300+ prospects next week but here is my top 50

1- OT Armand Membou
2- OL Will Campbell
3- EDGE Abdul Carter
4- CB/WR Travis Hunter
5- EDGE Shemar Stewart
6- CB Maxwell Hairston(if the off field stuff has any validity then take him off the board)
7- DL Mason Graham
8- CB Will Johnson
9- OL Kelvin Banks
10- LB Jihaad Campbell
11- S Nick Emmanwori
12- EDGE Landon Jackson
13- LB Jalon Walker
14- WR Tetairoa McMillan
15- DL Derrick Harmon
16- EDGE Nic Scourton
17- DL Kenneth Grant
18- TE Colston Loveland
19- QB Cam Ward
20- DL Walter Nolan
21- QB Shedeur Sanders
22- DL TJ Sanders
23- WR Jaylin Noel
24- C Jared Wilson
25- EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku
26- CB Azareye'h Thomas
27- OT Josh Conerly Jr.
28- EDGE James Pearce Jr.
29- EDGE JT Tuimoloau
30- OL Jonah Savaiinaea
31- RB Ashton Jeanty
32- TE Tyler Warren

33- EDGE Mike Green
34- EDGE Mykel Williams
35- WR Matthew Golden
36- WR Luther Burden
37- WR Emeka Egbuka
38- WR Jayden Higgins
39- CB Jahdae Barron
40- TE Mason Taylor
41- CB Jacob Parrish
42- TE Terrance Ferguson
43- WR Jack Bech
44- CB Caleb Ransaw
45- OT Josh Simmons
46- DL Tyliek Williams
47- QB Jaxson Dart
48- QB Jalen Milroe
49- OL Grey Zabel
50- EDGE Saivion Jones

[Matches Malone]

Glad they are taking a closer look at Burch. He’d be an awesome addition to the DL group.

[ReasonablySober]

The more mocks I do the more I feel like I'm gonna want to trade significantly down in the first. I think getting an extra third and fifth would go a long way towards filling all three needs at DI, Edge, and CB. Most mocks I do drop off significantly after the top of the third and I'm left with little at the need positions. But an extra 3rd in the top ten of that round tends to do the trick.

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[MVP2110]

The more mocks I do the more I feel like I'm gonna want to trade significantly down in the first. I think getting an extra third and fifth would go a long way towards filling all three needs at DI, Edge, and CB. Most mocks I do drop off significantly after the top of the third and I'm left with little at the need positions. But an extra 3rd in the top ten of that round tends to do the trick.

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I absolutely would love to move back. I don't think there is much of a difference in the talent level from 12-40 in this draft. That said I'm not sure how many guys are going to be willing to move up and offer an extra R3 or R4 pick

[ReasonablySober]

The more mocks I do the more I feel like I'm gonna want to trade significantly down in the first. I think getting an extra third and fifth would go a long way towards filling all three needs at DI, Edge, and CB. Most mocks I do drop off significantly after the top of the third and I'm left with little at the need positions. But an extra 3rd in the top ten of that round tends to do the trick.

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I absolutely would love to move back. I don't think there is much of a difference in the talent level from 12-40 in this draft. That said I'm not sure how many guys are going to be willing to move up and offer an extra R3 or R4 pick

I think, like all drafts, it'll depend on how much teams like Dart, Millroe, and Shough. Thankfully it seems like all three have helium heading into the draft. I think if the Packers want to move back they should have some options.

[Treebeard]

Matches Malone"]Glad they are taking a closer look at Burch. He’d be an awesome addition to the DL group.

I admit I know only what I read about these guys, but I thought the highlight observation particularly interesting:

Burch, like Nolen, was a transfer from an SEC school. The 23-year-old played his first three years at South Carolina before heading west to Oregon for his final two seasons. After back-to-back seasons with 3 sacks and 8 tackles for loss in 2022 and 2023, his pass-rushing production jumped his senior season, as he put up 8.5 sacks and 11 TFLs, while adding a forced fumble and an impressive six pass breakups. With his size, it’s no surprise that Burch moved inside on many passing situations, giving him some inside-outside versatility that the Packers have used in the past with players like Za’Darius Smith.

That strikes me as not only quick, but also situationally alert.

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[MVP2110]

One of the few players I'd consider trading up for

[RRyder823]

The reports of him not watching film at all is more then a little concerning. And not just that he doesn't do it. But just how stupid do you have to be to say that leading into the draft

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[ReasonablySober]

The reports of him not watching film at all is more then a little concerning. And not just that he doesn't do it. But just how stupid do you have to be to say that leading into the draft

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I think that video was a few years old.

[ReasonablySober]

I don't know what it means, but Milroe and Dart getting draft invites and Sanders not getting one is interesting. Other non-invites are Jalon Walker, Barron, Warren, Membou, and Loveland,

[MVP2110]

I don't know what it means, but Milroe and Dart getting draft invites and Sanders not getting one is interesting. Other non-invites are Jalon Walker, Barron, Warren, Membou, and Loveland,

Sanders reportedly turned it down

https://www.si.com/college/colorado/football/colorado-buffaloes-shedeur-sanders-skip-nfl-draft-festivities-green-bay-deion-sanders-travis-hunter

[ReasonablySober]

Dane Brugler's 7 round mock in the Athletic:

23. Green Bay Packers: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Johnson go as high as No. 11 to the 49ers, but he might still be on the board in the 20s. He declined to run the 40-yard dash at his pro day and the medicals will be a factor for several teams, but the tape shows a really good football player.

54 Packers Darius Alexander DT Toledo
87 Packers Elic Ayomanor WR Stanford
124 Packers Barryn Sorrell Edge Texas
159 Packers Joe Huber G/C Wisconsin
198 Packers Thomas Fidone II TE Nebraska
237 Packers (from PIT) Jamon Dumas-Johnson LB
250 Packers* Kurtis Rourke QB

Hard to quibble with a mock where we get one of my three favorite players down at 23, but I think the rest of the class is a little uninspiring.

If the board fell that way I'd go:

54 - JT Tuimoloau EDGE
87 - Ashton Gillotte EDGE
124 - JJ Pegues DT
159 - Malachi Moore DB
198 - Dont'e Thornton Jr. WR
237 - Jack Nelson - OL
250 - Kurtis Rourke QB

[Matches Malone]

I like his first 3 picks. Alexander will be an interesting player to follow. He was good at Toledo, dominant at the senior bowl, but is also going to be 25 as a rookie. Hopefully he'll be good right away because he kind of gives me Wyatt, one contract vibes.

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