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Marshall pass-rusher Mike Green is already rising up mock drafts
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., the preeminent draftnik in the history of draft coverage, dropped his first mock draft of the 2025 cycle on Wednesday. The player he gave the Green Bay Packers, who are hosting the event in April, is Marshall pass-rusher Mike Green.
Green, a Virginia transfer, put together a phenomenal year with the Thundering Herd as a fourth-year redshirt sophomore. Not only was he named a first-team All-Sun Belt player and the conference’s player of the year, leading his team Marshall’s first conference championship in the Sun Belt, but he was also named a first-team All-American in 2024.
Here’s what Kiper had to say about the Packers potentially taking Green:
Who knows who was the last first-round pick out of Marshall? You have to go back to 2003, when quarterback Byron Leftwich went No. 7. Leftwich is one of three Marshall first-rounders of the common draft era (since 1967), joining Chad Pennington (2000) and Randy Moss (1998). So it says something that Green could join that group.
Green ranked in the top 10 nationally in sacks (17, first), tackles for loss (22, second) and pressure rate (15.5%, ninth). He wins with speed-to-power, and he displays good bend and strong hands. Despite tying for eighth in sacks (45), the Packers were 22nd in pressure rate (29.8%) and 26th in pass rush win rate (34.8%). This feels like a good fit.
Personally, I’m a big fan of Green’s game. When going up against Power Five competition, like he did against the Ohio State Buckeyes this year, his skillset still translated to production. He’s explosive and bendy. He also plays the run better than you’d expect from a smaller Group of Five pass rusher.
