Green Bay Packers draft history under GM Brian Gutekunst (2018-2024)

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Since taking over as general manager of the Green Bay Packers in 2018, Brian Gutekunst has made 72 total picks over seven different drafts. He will enter the 2025 NFL draft with eight picks, which will be his lowest number of picks since 2019 if he doesn't add more during the draft.

Reviewing the past can sometimes be the only way to understand what's possibly coming in the future.

Here’s a complete breakdown of Gutekunst’s seven-year draft history (2018-24) with the Packers.

2018 (11 picks)​

• 1.18: CB Jaire Alexander, Louisville
• 2.45: CB Josh Jackson, Iowa
• 3.88: LB Oren Burks, Vanderbilt
• 4.133: WR J’Mon Moore, Missouri
• 5.138: OL Cole Madison, Wash. State
• 5.172: P JK Scott, Alabama
• 5.174: WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, USF
• 6.207: WR Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame
• 7.232: DL James Looney, Cal
• 7.239: LS Hunter Bradley, Miss. State
• 7.248: OLB Kendall Donnerson, SE Missouri State

2019 (8 picks)​

• 1.12: OLB Rashan Gary, Michigan
• 1.21: S Darnell Savage, Maryland
• 2.44: OL Elgton Jenkins, Miss. State
• 3.75: TE Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M
• 5.150: DL Kingsley Keke, Texas A&M
• 6.185: CB Ka’dar Hollman, Toledo
• 6.194: RB Dexter Williams, Notre Dame
• 7.226: LB Ty Summers, TCU

2020 (9 picks)​

• 1.26: QB Jordan Love, Utah State
• 2.62: RB A.J. Dillon, Boston College
• 3.94: TE Josiah Deguara, Cincinnati
• 5.175: LB Kamal Martin, Minnesota
• 6.192: OL Jon Runyan, Michigan
• 6.208: C Jake Hanson, Oregon
• 6.209: OL Simon Stepaniak, Indiana
• 7.236: S Vernon Scott, TCU
• 7.242: OLB Jonathan Garvin, Miami

2021 (9 picks)​

• 1.29: CB Eric Stokes, Georgia
• 2.62: C Josh Myers, Ohio State
• 3.85: WR Amari Rodgers, Clemson
• 4.142: OL Royce Newman, Ole Miss
• 5.173: DL TJ Slaton, Florida
• 5.178: CB Shemar Jean-Charles, App. State
• 6.214: OL Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin
• 6.220: LB Isaiah McDuffie, Boston College
• 7.256: RB Kylin Hill, Miss. State

2022 (11 picks)​

• 1.22: LB Quay Walker, Georgia
• 1.28: DL Devonte Wyatt, Georgia
• 2.34: WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State
• 3.92: OL Sean Rhyan, UCLA
• 4.132: WR Romeo Doubs, Nevada
• 4.140: OL Zach Tom, Wake Forest
• 5.179: OLB Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina
• 7.228: S Tariq Carpenter, Georgia Tech
• 7.234: DL Jonathan Ford, Miami
• 7.249: OT Rasheed Walker, Penn State
• 7.258: WR Samori Toure, Nebraska

2023 (13 picks)​

• 1.13: OLB Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
• 2.42: TE Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
• 2.50: WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State
• 3.78: TE Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
• 4.116: DL Colby Wooden, Auburn
• 5.149: QB Sean Clifford, Penn State
• 5.159: WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
• 6.179: DL Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
• 6.207: K Anders Carlson, Auburn
• 7.232: CB Carrington Valentine, Kentucky
• 7.235: RB Lew Nichols, Central Michigan
• 7.242: S Anthony Johnson Jr., Iowa State
• 7.256: WR Grant DuBose, Charlotte

2024 (11 picks)​

• 1.25: OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
• 2.45: LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
• 2.58: DB Javon Bullard, Georgia
• 3.88: RB MarShawn Lloyd, USC
• 3.91: LB Ty'Ron Hopper, Missouri
• 4.111: S Evan Williams, Oregon
• 5.163: OL Jacob Monk, Duke
• 5.169: S Kitan Oladapo, Oregon State
• 6.202: OL Travis Glover, Georgia State
• 7.245: QB Michael Pratt, Tulane
• 7.255: CB Kalen King, Penn State

First-round picks (9)​

• 2018: Jaire Alexander - CB - Louisville - RAS: 9.54 - Age: 21
• 2019: Rashan Gary - EDGE - Michigan - RAS: 9.95 - Age: 21
• 2019: Darnell Savage - S - Maryland - RAS: 8.35 - Age: 21
• 2020: Jordan Love - QB - Utah State - RAS: 8.46 - Age: 21
• 2021: Eric Stokes- CB - Georgia - RAS: 9.38 - Age: 22
• 2022: Quay Walker - LB - Georgia - RAS: 9.63 - Age: 21
• 2022: Devonte Wyatt - DL - Georgia - RAS: 9.60 - Age: 24
• 2023: Lukas Van Ness - EDGE - Iowa - RAS: 9.39 - Age: 21
• 2024: Jordan Morgan - OL - Arizona - RAS: 9.24 - Age: 22

Gutekunst prefers and prioritizes young and elite athletes in the first round. Eight of his nine first-rounders have been 22 years old or young; seven had a RAS of 9.0 or better.

2025 draft picks: No. 23 overall

Second-round picks (9)​

• 2018: Josh Jackson - CB - Iowa - RAS: 9.27 - Age: 22
• 2019: Elgton Jenkins - OL - Miss. State - RAS: 9.57 - Age: 23
• 2020: A.J. Dillon - RB - Boston College - RAS: 9.16 - Age: 22
• 2021 Josh Myers - C - Ohio State - RAS: N/A - Age: 22
• 2022 Christian Watson - WR - NDSU - RAS: 9.96 - Age: 22
• 2023 Luke Musgrave - TE - Oregon State - RAS: 9.78 - Age: 22
• 2023 Jayden Reed - WR - Michigan State - RAS: 6.74 - Age: 23
• 2024: Edgerrin Cooper - LB - Texas A&M - RAS: 9.13 - Age: 22
• 2024: Javon Bullard - DB - Georgia - RAS: 8.25 - Age: 21

Reed looks like a bit of an exception when it comes to elite athletes in the second round, but the Packers clocked him at under 4.4 in the 40-yard dash and clearly had no issues with his size and athleticism. The Packers want elite athletes in the first two rounds. After six straight picks on offense in the second round between 2019 and 2023, Gutekunst picked two defensive players in 2024.

2025 draft picks: No. 54 overall

Third-round picks (8)​

• 2018: Oren Burks - LB - Vanderbilt - RAS: 9.73 - Age: 23
• 2019: Jace Sternberger - TE - Texas A&M - RAS: 5.25 - Age: 22
• 2020: Josiah Deguara - TE - Cincinnati - RAS: 6.67 - Age: 23
• 2021: Amari Rodgers - WR - Clemson - RAS: 5.37 - Age: 21
• 2022: Sean Rhyan - OL - UCLA - RAS: 9.35 - Age: 21
• 2023: Tucker Kraft - TE - South Dakota State - RAS: 9.68 - Age: 22
• 2024: MarShawn Lloyd - RB - USC - RAS: 8.62 - Age: 23
• 2024: Ty'Ron Hopper - LB - Missouri - RAS: 7.42 - Age: 23

The Packers appeared to bust the third-round curse with Sean Rhyan, a two-year starter, and Tucker Kraft, one of the NFL's emerging weapons at tight end. But the nightmare rookie season from MarShawn Lloyd has the curse alive and well. Avoiding the temptation to take swings on average athletes might be the key here. The Sternberger-Deguara-Rodgers run was bust-bust-bust.

2025 draft picks: No. 87 overall

Fourth-round picks (6)​

• 2018: J'Mon Moore - WR - Missouri - RAS: 8.43 - Age: 22
• 2021: Royce Newman - OL - Ole Miss - RAS: 8.72 - Age 23
• 2022: Romeo Doubs - WR - Nevada - RAS: 8.28 - Age: 22
• 2022: Zach Tom - OL - Wake Forest - RAS: 9.92 - Age: 23
• 2023: Colby Wooden - DL - Auburn - RAS: 9.24 - Age: 22
• 2024: Evan Williams - S - Oregon - RAS: 8.20 - Age: 22

The last four fourth-round picks are on the roster, and Doubs, Tom and Williams are key players. All five had a RAS of 8.0 or better. Historically, the Packers have done well with receivers and line of scrimmage players in the fourth round.

2025 draft picks: No. 124 overall

Fifth-round picks (12)​

• 2018: Cole Madison - OL - Wash. State - RAS: 4.59 - Age: 23
• 2018: JK Scott - P - Alabama - RAS: N/A - Age: 22
• 2018: Marquez Valdes-Scantling - WR - USF - RAS: 9.27 - Age: 23
• 2019: Kingsley Keke - DL - Texas A&M - RAS: 7.99 - Age: 22
• 2020: Kamal Martin - LB - Minnesota - RAS: N/A - Age: 21
• 2021: TJ Slaton - DL - Florida - RAS: 7.96 - Age: 23
• 2021: Shemar Jean-Charles - CB - App. State - RAS: 4.27 - Age: 22
• 2022: Kingsley Enagbare - LB - S. Carolina - RAS: 6.26 - Age: 22
• 2023: Sean Clifford - QB - Penn State - RAS: 9.04 - Age: 24
• 2023: Dontayvion Wicks - WR - Virginia - RAS: 9.17 - Age: 21
• 2024: Jacob Monk - OL - Duke - RAS: 9.74 - Age: 22
• 2024: Kitan Oladapo - S - Oregon State - RAS: 8.18 - Age: 23

Some hits, some misses. The Packers have plucked some mid-tier starters in the fifth round but haven't necessarily hit a home run. The last five fifth-rounders remain on the roster. Some of the big misses came on average athletes.

2025 draft picks: No. 159 overall

Sixth-round picks (11)​

• 2018: Equanimeous St. Brown - WR - Notre Dame - RAS: 9.84 - Age: 21
• 2019: Ka'dar Hollman - CB - Toledo - RAS: 9.22 - Age: 23
• 2019: Dexter Williams - RB - Notre Dame - RAS: 8.17 - Age: 22
• 2020: Jon Runyan - OL - Michigan - RAS: 8.45 - Age: 22
• 2020: Jake Hanson - C - Oregon - RAS: 3.74 - Age: 23
• 2020: Simon Stepaniak - OL - Indiana - RAS: N/A - Age: 22
• 2021: Cole Van Lanen - OL - Wisconsin - RAS: 8.49 - Age: 22
• 2021: Isaiah McDuffie - LB - Boston College - RAS: 7.33 - Age: 21
• 2023: Karl Brooks - DL - Bowling Green - RAS: 5.87 - Age: 22
• 2023: Anders Carlson - K - Auburn - RAS: N/A - Age: 24
• 2024: Travis Glover - OL - Georgia State - RAS: 4.71 - Age: 23

McDuffie, Brooks and Glover remain on the roster and a few others are still floating around rosters in the NFL. Not many true sixth-round busts here.

2025 draft picks: No. 198 overall

Seventh-round picks (17)​

• 2018: James Looney - DL - Cal - RAS: 9.74 - Age: 22
• 2018: Hunter Bradley - LS - Miss. State - 9.02 - Age: 23
• 2018: Kendall Donnerson - OLB - SE Missouri State - RAS: 9.89 - Age: 22
• 2019: Ty Summers - LB - TCU - RAS: 9.71 - Age: 23
• 2020: Vernon Scott - S - TCU - RAS: N/A - Age: 22
• 2020: Jonathan Garvin - OLB - Miami (Fl) - RAS: 8.98 - Age: 20
• 2021: Kylin Hill - RB - Miss. State - RAS: 7.31 - Age: 22
• 2022: Tariq Carpenter - S - Georgia Tech - RAS: 9.06 - Age: 23
• 2022: Jonathan Ford - DL - Miami - RAS: 3.53 - Age: 23
• 2022: Rasheed Walker - OT - Penn State - RAS: N/A - Age: 22
• 2022: Samori Toure - WR - Nebraska - RAS: 6.15 - Age: 24
• 2023: Carrington Valentine - CB - Kentucky - RAS: 9.30 - Age: 21
• 2023: Lew Nichols III - RB - Central Michigan - RAS: 7.94 - Age: 21
• 2023: Anthony Johnson Jr - S - Iowa State - RAS: 8.13 - Age: 23
• 2023: Grant DuBose - WR - Charlotte - RAS: 8.79 - Age: 21
• 2024: Michael Pratt QB Tulane - RAS: 8.28 - Age: 22
• 2024: Kalen King CB Penn State - RAS: 6.68 - Age: 21

The seventh round is a true crapshoot. Gutekunst has often stockpiled these picks, hoping one or two will hit and provide roster depth. He'll get two more chances in 2025. Two recent seventh-round picks -- Walker and Valentine -- will be key players next season.

2025 draft picks: No. 237 overall, No. 250 overall

By position​

Italics: still on roster

• QB (3): Michael Pratt, Sean Clifford, Jordan Love
• RB (5): MarShawn Lloyd, Lew Nichols III, Kylin Hill, A.J. Dillon, Dexter Williams
• WR (10): Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Grant DuBose,Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Samori Toure, Amari Rodgers, J'Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Equanimeous St. Brown
• TE (4): Luke Musgrave, Tucker Kraft, Josiah Deguara, Jace Sternberger
• OL (14): Jordan Morgan, Jacob Monk, Travis Glover, Sean Rhyan, Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker, Josh Myers, Royce Newman, Cole Van Lanen, Jon Runyan, Jake Hanson, Simon Stepaniak, Elgton Jenkins, Cole Madison
• DL (7): Colby Wooden, Karl Brooks, Devonte Wyatt, Jonathan Ford, TJ Slaton, Kingsley Keke, James Looney
• OLB (5): Lukas Van Ness, Kingsley Enagbare, Jonathan Garvin, Rashan Gary, Kendall Donnerson
• LB (7): Edgerrin Cooper, Ty'Ron Hopper, Quay Walker,Isaiah McDuffie, Kamal Martin, Ty Summers, Oren Burks
• CB (7): Kalen King, Carrington Valentine, Eric Stokes, Shemar Jean-Charles, Ka'dar Hollman, Jaire Alexander, Josh Jackson
• S (7): Javon Bullard, Evan Williams, Kitan Oladapo, Anthony Johnson Jr., Tariq Carpenter, Vernon Scott, Darnell Savage
• ST (3): Anders Carlson, JK Scott, Hunter Bradley

Totals​

• Offense: 36
• Defense: 33
• Special teams: 3
• Still on roster: 32

This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Green Bay Packers draft history under GM Brian Gutekunst (2018-2024)

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