Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishWe’re less than a week from the 2025 NFL Draft here in Green Bay, so what better time for one last pre-draft mailbag?As always, thank you for your questions. Let’s dive in.Who do you want the Packers to draft? — @BuckyfanMikeThe guy who provides the most insight during interviews and is always available to talk. That’s what matters most to me.Is drafting Emeka Egbuka to play outside a possibility in your opinion? — @TeoIn6I’m going to steal a couple lines from our Dane Brugler’s draft guide to answer this question since he knows these prospects far better than I do.“Egbuka is a very quarterback-friendly target — not because he is bigger, stronger or faster than defenders, but because he understands detailed subtleties to uncover and command the catch point,” Brugler writes. “Though he can line up outside, he would thrive in a Rashee Rice-like slot role, where he can expand a play-calling menu with his diverse skill set.”So yes, it is a possibility, even if the Ohio State receiver’s 6-foot-1, 201-pound frame doesn’t scream outside receiver.Odds Packers trade Rasheed Walker this summer if Jordan Morgan becomes the clear-cut starting LT? Feel his trade value is highest this offseason. — @HartzheimTylerThat was one of my main takeaways from owners’ meetings, that it seems Morgan has a legitimate shot to start at left tackle, the position at which he played in college (he primarily played right guard last season when he wasn’t injured). Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur may just be blowing smoke up our you-know-whats, but perhaps they really do give the 2024 first-rounder a shot in camp.Let’s say Morgan wins the job. I don’t know the Packers would be so quick to shop Walker, even if they can get a Day 3 pick for him. Because what if Morgan struggles out of the gate? Or what if there’s an injury elsewhere on the offensive line and Morgan needs to move spots? The Packers need better depth on the offensive line as is, so I doubt they’d want to trade a starting-caliber player even if he doesn’t win a Week 1 starting job.
Is cornerback a need for the Packers in the first round?
It likely depends on the future of Jaire Alexander, something Brian Gutekunst wants resolved in the next eight days.
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— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) April 16, 2025What do you put the odds at that the Packers draft a quarterback this year? — @FrozenTakesInGBWe know Gutekunst has an affinity for drafting and trying to develop quarterbacks. He’s done it in each of the last two years with Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt. I said “trying to develop” because the Packers traded for Malik Willis since neither Clifford nor Pratt was good enough to be Jordan Love’s backup. I could see them drafting another this year, since Willis has one year remaining on his rookie contract and will probably command more money than the Packers are willing to pay for a backup in free agency. I’ll put it at 70 percent.There’s no way Gutekunst trades his precious draft capital to move up to select a guy like Tetairoa McMillan, right? If so, what would be his target spot to trade into? — @cmndrfrankI mean, if Gutekunst was the only GM to attend McMillan’s private workout (per ESPN) and if the Packers then used one of their 30 pre-draft hostings on McMillan (per Cheesehead TV), there has to be more than just moderate interest in the draft’s best receiver-only (not counting Travis Hunter). The Packers have eight picks, so a trade up seems unlikely, but maybe the big offseason splash for a team in win-now mode will come in the draft instead of free agency. Brugler’s seven-round mock has McMillan going No. 9. That’s definitely too far up. But if he falls into the teens, I think a trade up becomes more realistic.Who could be this year’s “falling gem” for the Packers in the second or third round? — @TenhunenSiljaGive me Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins. If the Packers take their first receiver in the second round, where they’ve found the likes of Davante Adams, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Greg Jennings, Jayden Reed and Christian Watson, Higgins would be a good pick. He’s 6-4 and 214 pounds, 22 years old, ran a 4.47 40 and caught 87 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns with only two drops last season. Brugler compares his tape to Nico Collins at Michigan.“Higgins is an ascending height-weight-speed athlete with the physicality and catch radius to be a productive NFL starter as he continues developing his route/release precision,” Brugler writes.Hypothetically, Tyler Warren falls to No. 23 (not saying the Packers would trade up for him or have the assets to do so). Would Gutey draft him? — @FrozenTakesInGBOne. Hundred. Percent. Since I know the asker of this question personally, I will buy you lunch if Warren falls that far. If he does, however, Gutekunst will turn the card in faster than any card he’s turned in before. I’d even argue they should trade up for him if he falls into the late teens. Do the Packers desperately need a tight end? No. Tucker Kraft is a rising star and Luke Musgrave still has untapped potential (largely because of injuries) that I’m sure the Packers are excited about. But you don’t need a receiver as badly if you have those weapons, Kraft and Warren primarily, in the tight end room to stretch the field.Is Isaiah Simmons the most likely signing by GB prior to the draft? — @pilprinHe could be, but we’ll see what happens there. Simmons has the name appeal since he was the No. 8 pick a couple years ago, but he hasn’t quite lived up to that billing. If the Packers sign him, it would be for nothing more than defensive fill-ins and special teams (kind of like Eric Wilson, who signed with the Vikings in free agency). Simmons offers some positional versatility on perhaps all three defensive levels that may be intriguing lower on the depth chart, too.Should this not be an all-in draft for the Pack with upcoming fifth-year options, players getting past their sell by date, etc? A “competing now” draft?? Not far away but need field tilters now surely? — @BFunderlandI see what you’re getting at, but what exactly is an all-in draft? Your first couple picks are expected to start right away? A big trade up in the first round to sacrifice future picks for a Day 1 starter? I get there’s frustration among fans with the lack of immediate impact from some of Gutekunst’s first-rounders, namely Lukas Van Ness, and that’s justified. But teams who grab a bunch of Day 1 starters in the draft are probably teams that were bad the season prior. The Packers don’t have any glaring holes in their starting lineup, but they probably need rookie contributors on the defensive line, at wide receiver and perhaps at cornerback. So yes, they’ll do everything they can to hit on guys at those positions, but is that considered going all in since that’s where their primary needs are? Don’t they try to hit on every pick every year? Or are you just saying they need more 2025 picks to break out faster than Van Ness? Those immediate contributors can come in Round 1 or Round 4 like Evan Williams did last year at safety. The Packers don’t need to mortgage their future or whatever I think “all in” means in a draft because a window to contend is closing. It’s not. They still have a young team, but one that’s also in win-now mode.(Photo: Scott Taetsch / Getty Images)
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