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Busyness for the Green Bay Packers didn’t end with the draft. They solidified their team by filling needs, and also have several interesting post-draft signings. However, here are three moves the Packers must make to fill out their roster after the 2025 NFL Draft.
Green Bay entered the draft searching for help at cornerback, wide receiver, and along the lines on both sides of the ball. They took care of the wide receiver position by grabbing Matthew Golden in the first round and Savion Williams in Round 3. That position looks tremendous for the 2025 season.
They got an offensive lineman in Round 2 with Anthony Belton, and a defensive tackle in Round 6 with a potential steal in Warren Brinson. But they didn’t get a cornerback until Round 7, and more work must be done.
If the Packers could depend on Jaire Alexander, things might look a little better in the secondary. However, Alexander hasn’t consistently shown up on Sundays. He played four games in 2021, and only seven in each of the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The two-time Pro Bowl selection has promise, and 12 career interceptions, but he can’t stay on the field.
The Packers have three options with Alexander release, trade, or return, according to espn.com. A first-round pick in 2018, he has two years remaining a four-year, $84 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at the time.
“We’ll work through that as we go,” Gutekunst said. “But no updates there, and he is on our roster right now, and that’s how we’ll proceed. But we’ll figure that as we go along.
“I’m just saying nothing’s changed. No updates. We’ll proceed as we go for right now, and we’ll see how it goes.”
The Packers drafting of Micah Robinson in Round 7 didn’t move the needle very much. He received a grade of 5.68 from nfl.com, which puts him in the discomfort zone for making the roster.
“Fifth-year senior who spent one season at Tulane after transferring from Furman,” Lance Zierlein wrote. “He has NFL-caliber top-end speed but lacks the short-area shiftiness to match slot targets, which might be something he’s asked to do because he lacks ideal size. He was greatly improved in 2024 and is a tough run supporter when plays flow his way.”
Also in the mix are current projected starter Keisean Nixon, Isaiah Dunn, Carrington Valentine, and others.
Currently, Kenny Clark and Devonte Wyatt are slotted to start at tackle in the 4-3 alignment. Colby Wooden, Karl Brooks, and James Ester are backups. But is that a good enough group for a team with Super Bowl aspirations?
Gutekunst is hoping Brinson solves some of the issues. He’s 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds with athletic ability and can do some things better than Tedarrell Slaton — now with the Bengals — did last year, according to packerswire.com.
“(Brinson has) a little...
