The Green Bay Packers 2025 NFL season is over. For the second straight season, the team was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs. This season, they finished with a 9-7-1 record. Today, we are grading the Packers 2025 draft class after their initial season has ended. Grades are based on a combination of expectations and performance. That means a seventh-round pick who has identical stats as a third-round pick will receive a higher grade. An average grade is a C-plus.
Grading the Packers 2025 Draft Class After their Rookie Season: 7th Round, G John Williams
University of Cincinnati alum John Williams spent his rookie season on the PUP list. He never appeared in a game but will be back next season to compete for a roster spot.
Grade: Incomplete
7th Round CB Micah Robinson
Micah Robinson never played a down for the Packers. He made the initial roster after cuts were made, but that didn’t last. When the Packers traded for Micah Parsons, Robinson was moved to the practice squad and the Titans claimed him midseason. He played nine games for the Titans and started one.
Grade: Incomplete
Grading the Packers 2025 Draft Class Halfway After their Rookie Season: 6th Round DT Warren Brinson
Warren Brinson played 11 games for the Packers in 2025 and started one. The Georgia alum made 13 total tackles and recorded half a sack and three quarterback hits. Brinson played 38 percent of the defensive snaps in the 11 games he appeared in.
Pro Football Focus graded Brinson as a solid pass rusher but his run defense grades were poor. He has a chance to compete for a bigger role in 2026 at a position the team desperately needs to upgrade.
Grade C+
5th Round DE Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver spent most of his rookie season on the PUP list. The fifth-round pick out of Oklahoma State appeared in the season finale against the Vikings. He made one tackle for loss and two quarterback hits. Oliver showed promise, but the sample size was extremely limited.
Grade: Incomplete
Grading the Packers 2025 Draft Class After Their Rookie Season: 4th Round DE Barryn Sorrell
Texas alum Barryn Sorrell played 14 games and started one as a rookie. He recorded 1.5 sacks, one tackle for loss and recovered one fumble. Sorrell finished the season with 15 total tackles and one tackle for loss.
Sorrell graded out higher as a run defender than he did at rushing the passer according to Pro Football Focus. He played just 20 percent of the team’s defensive plays in the games he was active. With Rashan Gary’s future in Green Bay in doubt, Sorrell could see more playing time in his second NFL season.
Grade: C+
3rd Round WR Savion Williams
Savion Williams contributed mostly on special teams as a rookie. The TCU alum returned 28 kicks and averaged 25.6 yards per return.
On offense, head coach Matt LaFleur schemed up plays for Williams like jet sweeps, bubble screens and end arounds.
Williams finished the season with 10 catches for 78 yards and one touchdown. He ran the ball 11 times for 37 yards. He played 12 games and missed the other five with assorted injuries.
Williams has impressive size and athletic ability, but he needs to master the playbook to earn a larger role in the offense. The expected departure of Romeo Doubs may give him a chance to earn more playing time. He will still start training camp with several players ahead of him on the depth chart.
Grade: C
Grading the Packers 2025 Draft Class After their Rookie Season: 2nd Round OT Anthony Belton
Antony Belton started the season as a backup tackle and ended it as a starting right guard. The NC State alum played 14 games and started seven. He suffered injuries in training camp that slowed his development early in the 2025 campaign.
Belton provides size and muscle to the offensive line. Pro Football Focus graded him well below average in both pass protection and run blocking.
The Packers must determine whether Belton’s future lies at tackle or guard. The Packers hope he will take a second-year jump and establish himself as a strong starter. With several offensive linemen likely to depart this offseason, he has a good chance to claim a permanent full-time role next season.
Grade: B-
1st Round WR Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden became the first wide receiver drafted by the Packers in the first round since 2002. He had a strong training camp and was expected to play extensively from day one especially with Christian Watson missing the first six games of the season.
After a decent start, Golden hit a mid-season rookie wall. He had only six catches in his final six games this season and found himself buried on the depth chart. Many were critical of the coaching staff’s failure to use him more over the course of the season and to develop him.
Golden finished the season with 29 catches for 361 yards. He finally scored his first touchdown in the playoff game against the Bears. He played 14 games and was on the field for 53 percent of the offensive snaps in those games.
Golden made his share of rookie mistakes, but he also showed the skill set that made him a first-round pick. He dropped only one pass all season and that came in the season finale.
While his rookie season has to be considered a disappointment, Golden’s potential was also evident. Now he has to take on a bigger role in his sophomore season.
Grade: C
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