Green Bay Packers 2024 NFL Draft Guide: What you need to know

Attention Packers fans! Prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft with exclusive team insights and analysis.

Below you will find information about Green Bay’s projected draft picks, the positions they need to fill, their history of selections, notes from the General Manager on the draft, and more. All of this information is provided by the NFL’s research team.

And don’t forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.

Green Bay Packers Draft Overview

2023 record: 9-8
Second in NFC North; lost to 49ers in Divisional Round

Packers 2024 draft picks (11):

Round 1, pick 25
Round 2, pick 41 (from the Jets in Aaron Rodgers trade)
Round 2, pick 58
Round 3, pick 88
Round 3, pick 91 (from the Bills in Rasul Douglas trade)
Round 4, pick 126
Round 5, pick 169 (compensatory pick)
Round 6, pick 202
Round 6, pick 219 (compensatory pick)
Round 7, pick 245
Round 7, pick 255

Packers team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Defensive Tackle, Linebacker, Offensive Tackle, Cornerback, Safety

Projected Packers first-round selection, via NFL.com draft analysts:

(See all projections at Mock Draft Central)

Packers 2024 Opponents

Home

Dolphins, Saints, Colts, Texans, 49ers, Cardinals, Vikings, Lions, Bears.

Away

Eagles, Titans, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Vikings, Lions, Bears

Packers Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):

Packers Decision Makers

President and CEO: Mark Murphy
Executive VP/Director of Football Ops: Russ Ball
General Manager: Brian Gutekunst
Head Coach: Matt LaFleur

Brian Gutekunst

In 2018, Brian Gutekunst was appointed as the General Manager of the Packers.

Packers Draft Notes Since 2018

– 61 total players drafted

Pro Bowlers selected include CB Jaire Alexander and G Elgton Jenkins, totaling 2.

Traded in the 1st round in five out of six drafts.

Chose Jordan Love as the 26th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft for the QB position, who became a full-time starter in 2023.

During the Gutekunst era, the Packers utilized 8 first-round picks, out of which 7 were for defense.

Jordan Love, a quarterback who was selected No. 26 overall in 2020, is the only offensive player taken.

In the 2023 offseason, Gutekunst traded QB Aaron Rodgers to the Jets and in the 2022 offseason, he traded WR Davante Adams to the Raiders.

Rodgers spent 18 seasons with Green Bay from 2005 to 2022. He is a four-time Associated Press NFL MVP and won the Super Bowl XLV, where he was also named MVP.

Adams is second in Packers history with 669 receptions.

Jordan Love, the 1st Round pick in 2020, only had one career start from 2020-2022 before becoming the full-time starting QB in 2023.

In 2023, Love had 32 touchdown passes, ranking second in the NFL.

GB won the Wild Card Round at DAL, thanks to Love’s stellar performance. He threw for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns, achieving a passer rating of 157.2.

The Packers haven’t selected a wide receiver in the 1st round of the draft since 2002, when they chose Javon Walker as the 20th overall pick.

In the last two drafts, a wide receiver was selected in the 2nd round: Christian Watson (34th overall in 2022) and Jayden Reed (50th overall in 2023).

GB has chosen 6 wide receivers in the last two drafts (2022-23).

Gutekunst has selected a top 2 round pick for all offensive and defensive position groups, with the exception of offensive tackle.

Highest drafted Packers player by position, since 2018

Last time Packers picked each position in first round:

Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.