Yahoo! Sports · Apr 19, 2025
2025 NFL Draft: Packers may draft early to boost receiving group
2025 NFL Draft in Green BayThe Brief
The Packers have a dilemma going into the 2025 NFL Draft.
The team's top deep threat receiver, Christian Watson, has a knee injury that'll potentially sideline him for a large part of the upcoming season.
The Packers need to reinforce their receiving group, prompting speculation they might draft a receiver early, possibly even in the first round.
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The likelihood that wide receiver Christian Watson will miss much of the upcoming season creates a dilemma for the Green Bay Packers as they make their draft plans.
Watson, the Packers’ top deep option, tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the Packers’ 2024 regular-season finale.
