The future of unpacking Packer The countdown is a countdown of 100 prospects which Green bay packers could select in the draft of the NFL 2025.
During the draft of the NFL 2024, the Green bay packers selected Jordan Morgan with the 25th choice in total. He has marked the first time since 2011, that the Packer wrote an offensive line player in the first round.
Given the current composition of the offensive line, it is difficult to imagine that the Packer Use consecutive choices in the first round on an offensive line player. If the packers played a match today, the starting offense line would probably look like Rasheed Walker (left tackle), Aaron Banks (left guard), Elgton Jenkins (center), Sean Rhyan (right guard) and Zach Tom (right tackle), with Morgan serving as a versatile backup.
It is a solid base that packers have in place before the 2025 campaign. Dig a little deeper and this foundation could quickly crack.
Behind this group of six, the lack of quality depth is obvious. In addition to this Walker, Rhyan and Tom are entering all years of contract. Even after having signed banks in free agency, there is still a lot of work to do to strengthen the offensive line.
A potential offensive line player that packers could target in the second round of the NFL 2025 draft Josh Conerly Jr. The offensive tackle of Oregon goes to No. 45 in the counting count of the future packers.
A five -star recruit outside the state of Washington, Conly has started 28 games on the left in the last two seasons for the Ducks.
“Not only this season, but in 2023, Conely was a basic food of the Ducks offensive line as a left set,” said Zachary Neel, the beating writer Ducks for Ducks Wire. “When he came to Oregon as a real recruit, the Oregon could not keep it out of the field, using it in a certain number of packages although it was not the starting left tackle. Then, as a starter in the last two years, he kept the left edge at a level higher than the average and held his against certain elite precipitates like Abdul Carter.”
At 6-5., 311 pounds with almost 34 inches of arms, Conerly looks at the room. He is coordinated in his movements of protection against passes. It has quick feet with side mobility to match the speed of the edge and closed the corner. He has patients and uses a timely punch to stun defenders. He will have to become stronger and there are cases where he will be overwhelmed by power. According to Professional football focus Conely abandoned a bag and nine pressures last season.
“I have already mentioned that his size – 6 feet 5 inches, 311 pounds – makes him a good adjustment for the set point, and he has an excellent punch and is a very athletic player,” said Neel. “An old ball carrier in high school, he has quick feet. Although he has no higher arm length to the average for a tackle, he managed to hold on to the edge and play with a large knee elbow and a coherent cushion level, allowing him to maximize his strength.”
Conerly draws from her position to quickly enter the defenders and is a good athlete in space. Once Conerly takes place downhill, he is like a snow hunt, just opening racing lanes for the bag holder. He pushes the defenders away. When he clings, he remains engaged.
“Although Conly’s strength is in protection against passes, he was a decent racing blocker in his career,” said Neel. “What is encouraging, however, is his ability to improve, as we saw throughout the season in 2024. He must accelerate his forces a little before becoming an elite blocker, but he is the size to be a prototypical tackle of NFL.”
Adapt to packers
Packers currently have no job opening on the offensive line. It is a crowded part with the possibility that Morgan is outside looking when the 2025 season will start in September. Given this, it is reasonable to think that packers could wait until day 3 to provide the offensive line of reinforcements.
However, the project never concerns the now. This is the future and Gutekunst has always done a good job to go out in front of potential disasters. With Tom, Walker and Rhyan who should be free agents next season, Gutekunst could seek to write potential replacements at the start of the 2025 draft.
If Conerly is on the board when the packers are on the stopwatch with the 54th choice in total, her talent can be difficult to let go.
“If I am Managing Director, I look at the trajectory not only of the 2024 Conely season, but in his whole career,” said Neel. “An athletic sports athlete athletic athletic at high school which ultimately became the prospect of a tackle classified n ° 1 in the nation has made its way to the departure formation in Eugene and has always improved throughout his career. This is doubly true in 2024, where he was relatively average at the beginning of the year, but at the construction of an elite season, which culminated in a game of Big Ten Abduly.
It is reasonable to expect the packers to lock Tom in the long term. The old fourth round choice has become one of the best right tackles in the league.
Will Gutekunst make a priority to re-sign Walker and Ryhan? Gutekunst could let them both walk, which would lead to future compensatory choices. Morgan could take over at the right guard and if Conerly landed in Green Bay, he could serve as a left tackle of the team franchise.
This article originally appeared on Wire Packers: Unpacking future excursions: n ° 45, Oregon by Josh Conerly Jr
