The Green Bay Packers have the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Plenty of picks will be made before No. 25 that impact Matt LaFleur’s team in 2024 and beyond.
Follow along with Packers Wire as we break down the first round, from the Chicago Bears’ pick at No. 1 overall to the selection of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at No. 32 late on Thursday night:
— The Bears have their new quarterback. It’s Caleb Williams of USC. The Packers will see Williams and the new-look Bears twice next year. If Williams is good right away, the Bears will be tough. And Williams vs. Jordan Love could be a terrific quarterback rivalry.
— Jayden Daniels, the Heisman Trophy winner, lands with the Washington Commanders at No. 2 overall. The Packers are not scheduled to play the Commanders in 2024.
— Well, well, well. No trade up to No. 3 for the Minnesota Vikings. The New England Patriots (and former Packers executive Eliot Wolf) held firm and took North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye. The big three quarterbacks are off the board 1-2-3.
— Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Arizona Cardinals. The Packers will host Harrison and the Cardinals during the 2024 regular season.
— The best offensive tackle is off the board: The Los Angeles Chargers took Notre Dame’s Joe Alt, who was widely expected to be the top offensive lineman selected.
— The Giants bypass a quarterback and get LSU receiver Malik Nabers. No Packers-Giants matchup in 2024. J.J. McCarthy remains available for the Vikings.
— The Titans, who host the Packers this season, take offensive lineman JC Latham. Protection for second-year quarterback Will Levis.
— The first shocker! The Falcons, who signed Kirk Cousins to a new mega deal, took Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8. Atlanta now has the present and the future at the game’s most important position. Penix going in the top 10 all but guarantees at least five quarterbacks will be picked before the Packers come on the clock.
— The Bears paired Caleb Williams with Washington receiver Rome Odunze. Chicago’s offensive transformation is nearly complete — Williams, Odunze, D’Andre Swift and Keenan Allen. Plus D.J. Moore and Cole Kmet.
— TRADE! The Vikings moved up to No. 10 and selected Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. In the end, the Vikings didn’t have to give up much to get their quarterback. There will be two new top-10 quarterback entering the NFC North in 2024.
— Two notes here: Five quarterbacks in the first 10 picks for the first time ever. And 10 offensive players in the first 10 picks for the first time ever. History!
— Former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets some big-time offensive line help: The Jets took Penn State’s Olu Fashanu at No. 11 overall.
— Another quarterback! The Broncos took Bo Nix at No. 12. Good news for the Packers, who aren’t in the quarterback market.
— The Raiders selected tight end Brock Bowers at No. 13. Bowers is great, but the Packers likely weren’t in the tight end market either.
— A start of a run on offensive linemen? The Saints got Oregon State’s Taliese Fuaga at No. 14. The Packers host the Saints in 2024.
— The first defensive player! And it’s a pass-rusher for the Colts. UCLA’s Laiatu Latu goes to Indy at No. 15. The Packers also host the Colts in 2024.
— Back-to-back defenders. The Seahawks picked Texas defensive lineman Byron Murphy at No. 16. The Packers go to Seattle in the regular season.
— Another Vikings trade! Minnesota gave up a bunch of value to move up to No. 17 and get Dallas Turner, the edge rusher from Alabama. J.J. McCarthy and Dallas Turner in the first round for the Vikings, who now have very little draft capital remaining in 2024 and 2025.
— The first potential Packers pick off the board? Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims goes to the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 18.
— The Rams, with their first first-round pick since Jared Goff, took edge rusher Jared Verse out of Florida State. The Packers will go to Los Angeles to play Verse and the Rams in 2024.
— The Steelers took offensive lineman Troy Fautanu, a college offensive tackle who might move inside to guard at the next level. Would have been a possible Packers option.
— The Packers types are finally coming off the board. Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson goes to the Dolphins at No. 21. Green Bay welcomes Miami to Lambeau Field in 2024.
— Week 1 in Brazil? New Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who fell to the No. 22 pick. Big pick for Philly. The rookie corner will face Jordan Love in his regular season opener.
— The Jaguars took a receiver, Brian Thomas Jr. out of LSU. The Packers will see him in Jacksonville in 2024. Green Bay is now two picks away.
— The Cowboys traded down, allowing the Lions to jump the Packers and take cornerback Terrion Arnold at No. 24. Big move for the reigning NFC North champs. The Packers are on the clock.
— The Packers get Arizona offensive lineman Jordan Morgan at No. 25. More analysis to follow.
— The Buccaneers took Duke’s Graham Barton at No. 26. It’ll be interesting to compare the careers of Morgan and Barton over the next few seasons.
— The Cardinals selected Darius Robinson, a defensive lineman out of Missouri, at No. 27.
— The Super Bowl champion Chiefs traded up to No. 28 to take Texas receiver Xavier Worthy, the fastest player in the draft class. Tyreek Hill 2.0?
— Offensive tackle Tyler Guyton, a popular mock draft pick for the Packers, went to Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys at No. 29.
— Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins is a Raven. He came off the board at No. 30.
— The 49ers prepping for life without Brandon Aiyuk? The pick at No. 31 overall was Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall.
— The Panthers finished off the first round by trading up to No. 32 and taking South Carolina receiver Xavier Legette, who visited Green Bay pre-draft.
