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Roll out the barrel, it’s the 2025 /r/NFL Packers preview!
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Division: NFC North
Record: 11-6 (1-5, 3rd in NFC North) (Lost to Philadelphia Eagles 22-10 in NFC Divisional Round)
2024 Season in Review
It’s fair to say the Packers had a strange 2024 season, to say the least. They were undeniably a good team, finishing five games above .500, they reached the postseason for the second year in a row and they had one of the better overall statistical profiles in the NFL. Coach Matt LaFleur’s vaunted offense finished eighth in the league in EPA/play (albeit also 14th in success rate), while the new-look defense under first-year defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley had the fourth-best EPA/play in the NFL.
All that said, nobody would confuse last year’s Green Bay squad with one of the very best teams in the league. The franchise that has dominated the NFC North for decades went just 1-5 against divisional foes, and in the postseason the eventual Super Bowl champions had little trouble with them. The offense was explosive but not especially consistent down to down (hence the EPA and success rate discrepancy). The defense played well despite the pass rush never taking off, and frankly never being even competitive down the stretch.
More importantly than anything, quarterback Jordan Love didn’t take another step forward. He wasn’t bad, in fact he played well overall, but a handful of injuries and issues with ball security kept him as a “good” quarterback instead of vaulting him into a higher tier of NFL passer.
It should be noted that the Packers were the youngest team in the NFL for the second straight season in 2024. While they may not be the youngest again in 2025, they’ll be darn close.
Coaching Changes
The head coach and coordinators all return from last year, but several assistant roles are changing, including arguably the most important offensive assistant role.
Coaches lost
| Coach | 2024 Role | 2025 Job |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Clements | Quarterbacks coach | retired |
| Myles White | Offensive assistant | Wide receivers coach (Syracuse) |
| Jason Rebrovich | Defensive line coach | Assistant DL coach (BUF) |
| Anthony Campanile | LBs/run game coordinator | Defensive coordinator (JAX) |
| Anthony Perkins | Defensive QC | Defensive backs coach (JAX) |
| Kyle Wilber | Special teams QC | Assistant ST coordinator (NO) |
Coaches hired
| Coach | 2024 Job | 2025 Role |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Getsy | Offensive coordinator (LV) | Offensive assistant |
| Jeremiah Kolone | Graduate assistant (Arizona) | Offensive assistant |
| DeMarcus Covington | Defensive coordinator (NE) | DL/run game coordinator |
| Jamael Lett | Defensive assistant (NE) | Defensive QC |
| Jeff Koonz | ILB/special teams coordinator (West Virginia) | Defensive assistant |
| Cory Harkey | Assistant special teams coach (BUF) | Special teams QB |
Coaches promoted/reassigned
| Coach | 2024 Role | 2025 Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Mannion | Offensive assistant | Quarterbacks coach |
| Connor Lewis | Assistant quarterbacks coach | Pass game specialist/game management |
| Sean Duggan | Defensive assistant | Linebackers coach |
Tom Clements was a key part of Aaron Rodgers’s development nearly two decades ago, and he was equally important for the first couple seasons of Jordan Love’s starting tenure. His well-earned retirement leads to Sean Mannion’s promotion to quarterbacks coach after just one year on the coaching staff. Getsy also returns to the staff after a few unceremonious departures from Chicago and Las Vegas in the last two seasons.
Defensively, the biggest changes are the departures of Jason Rebrovich and Anthony Campanile, and their subsequent replacements. Rebrovich was let go in the wake of last year’s anemic pass-rushing effort, while Campanile will be Liam Coen’s defensive coordinator in Jacksonville. Campanile notably oversaw the first-year breakout campaign for linebacker Edgerrin Cooper. Sean Duggan slides into the linebackers coach job after coming to Green Bay from Boston College with Jeff Hafley last year. Meanwhile, DeMarcus Covington takes over as defensive line coach after coordinating the ill-fated New England Patriots defense this past season.
Player Movement
Many of the Packers’ biggest contributors from last season are returning on both sides of the ball, but a few of the departing players have name recognition, if nothing else. Meanwhile, Green Bay took its biggest free agent swings on the back end of the defense and front line of the offense.
Free agents re-signed
| Player | Position | Contract value (Spotrac) |
|---|---|---|
| John FitzPatrick | TE | 1 year/$1.5 MM |
| Corey Ballentine | CB | N/A |
| DeMarcus Covington | Defensive coordinator (NE) | DL/run game coordinator |
FitzPatrick played 73 offensive snaps and another 50 on special teams this past season. Ballentine plays mostly special teams, and re-signed with Green Bay this week after originally signing with the Indianapolis Colts this spring.
Free agents signed
| Player | Position | Contract Value |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Banks | G | 4 years/$77 MM ($27 MM gtd) |
| Nate Hobbs | CB | 4 years/$48 MM ($16 MM gtd) |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | 1 year/$1.5 MM ($150K gtd) |
| Isaiah Simmons | LB | 1 year/$1.337 MM ($167K gtd) |
| Kristian Welch | LB | 1 year/$1.17 MM ($0 gtd) |
Banks was the biggest addition (at least financially) for the Packers this offseason, and he’ll likely slot in at left guard this year with Elgton Jenkins sliding over to center (more on that momentarily). Banks spent the last four years with the San Francisco 49ers, and this past season Pro Football Focus graded him as the 32nd-best guard in the league, the best ranking of his career. Hobbs reportedly had precautionary knee surgery recently and will miss most of the rest of training camp (per Bill Huber of SI), but he will likely jump right into the starting lineup. He’s made headlines at camp so far for a couple of big hits, drawing the ire of Matt LaFleur in the process.
Hardman caught the game-winning touchdown for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 and is battling for one of the final wide receiver openings this year. He could also factor into the return game. Simmons was the ninth-overall pick in 2020 but hasn’t caught on as a consistent contributor for either the Arizona Cardinals or New York Giants over his first five seasons. Welch played for the Packers in 2023 before bouncing around a couple of rosters last season.
Departing free agents
| Player | Position | New team |
|---|---|---|
| T.J. Slaton | DT | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jaire Alexander | CB | Baltimore Ravens |
| Eric Stokes | CB | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Eric Wilson | LB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Josh Myers | C | New York Jets |
| A.J. Dillon | RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Robert Rochell | CB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Andre Dillard | OT | San Francisco 49ers |
| Tyler Davis | TE | New England Patriots |
Slaton is the only player who left the Packers in free agency this year who got a multi-year contract with their new team. He was a useful if unspectacular player the last few years along the defensive line, mostly as decent depth. Jaire Alexander is obviously the big name in the group, and his drawn-out contract saga with Green Bay was one of the biggest stories of the latter part of the spring. He has always been an excellent player but has had his career sidetracked by a rash of injuries in recent years, having played just seven games in each of the last two seasons and just four in 2021.
Stokes had a promising rookie campaign but struggled to recover after tearing his ACL several seasons ago. Wilson was a reserve linebacker who stood out on special teams in 2024. Myers started at center since being drafted in 2021, but Packers centers (read: Myers) allowed the highest pressure rate in the NFL in 2024 (per PFF) and elected to move on. Dillon did not contribute last year after suffering a major injury.
2025 Draft Picks
| Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.23 | Matthew Golden | WR | Texas |
| 2.54 | Anthony Belton | OT | North Carolina State |
| 3.87 | Savion Williams | WR | TCU |
| 4.124 | Barryn Sorrell | DE | Texas |
| 5.159 | Collin Oliver | DE | Oklahoma State |
| 6.198 | Warren Brinson | DL | Georgia |
| 7.237 | Micah Robinson | CB | Tulane |
| 7.250 | John Williams | OL | Cincinnati |
The star of this class is Golden, who was already going to be saddled with tons of hype and expectations before he started to shine in training camp practices. Green Bay hadn’t drafted a receiver in the first round in 23 years (Javon Walker), which had become as much of a meme as it was a team philosophy. But Golden has plus speed and profiles as a man-coverage beater, something the Packers desperately need in their receiver corps.
Belton was one of this year’s more fascinating picks. A bit of a reach relative to the consensus big board, he’s already rotated to some reps with the ones at camp. He’s currently listed as the backup right tackle (more on that to come), but it also wouldn’t be a shock to see him get a chance to win the left tackle job at some point given the Packers’ reluctance to commit to incumbent Rasheed Walker for the long haul. Belton was a left tackle in college.
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