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After a season that earned them a spot in the Wild Card round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs, the Green Bay Packers aren’t a team without needs. All rosters have some type of need — maybe aside from the Philadelphia Eagles — and the Packers are certainly one of those teams. However, they have their bright spots, too, considering the fact that they had an 11-6 season, finishing third in a competitive NFC North. Free agency can address some of those needs, but the Packers will need a strong 2025 NFL Draft — and user-submitted mock drafts — to remain one of the more competent teams in the NFC.
With an offense that averaged over 370 yards and 27 points per game in 2024, some could argue that the Packers’ offense is fine the way it is.
However, in a comment by Josh Jacobs, he didn’t think the Packers’ receivers were good enough, per 97.3 The Game on X.
“I think personally we need a guy that’s proven to be a No. 1 already,” Jacobs said. “Somebody that we know is going to be a little bit more consistent.”
“I think we need a guy that’s proven to be a #1 WR already.”
-Packers RB Josh Jacobs on “No BS” with @BillSchmidRadio & @ArmenSaryan pic.twitter.com/RetrfMI9IE
— 97.3 The Game (@TheGameMKE) February 5, 2025
Now, when dissecting the Packers’ receiver room, Jacobs might have a point.
For a team that threw for over 220 yards per game in 2024, their leading receiver — Jayden Reed — had just 857 yards and six touchdowns.
While that’s not a bad season, per se, it isn’t the season of a true No. 1 alpha-type receiver.
Along with Reed’s lackluster season as the Packers’ top receiver, Christian Watson faced another significant injury, making his return timetable uncertain.
Considering these needs within Green Bay’s offense, there’s a reason the Packers are linked to receivers after requesting a trade — like Cooper Kupp.
And in the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, the system accounted for their need at receiver, doing something the Packers haven’t done since the 2002 NFL Draft.
The PFF Mock Draft Simulator is a tool for fans to put themselves in the seat of a general manager for an NFL franchise during the NFL Draft. This tool compiles data from PFF’s NFL Draft big board and user-submitted mock drafts to give fans an idea of where prospects could land in the actual draft. A computer simulation made these picks.
For a team that’s opted for defensive playmakers in the first round of their last 20 or so drafts, the Packers select their first round-one receiver since Javon Walker, a receiver out of Florida State. That year, the Packers had the 20th pick, landing similarly to the selection Green Bay has this time around.
And, according to the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, Jordan Love gets a potential No. 1 receiver in Matthew...
