Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst Praises New Draftee

The Green Bay Packers have not drafted a wide receiver in the first round since 2002.

However, on Thursday evening, during the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, which is hosted in Green Bay, general manager Brian Gutekunst and the organization changed that.

Wide Receiver Matthew Golden of Texas poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and President/CEO of the Green Bay Packers Mark Murphy© Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesWith the 23rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Green Bay selected Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden.

Golden spent two seasons at the University of Houston before transferring to Texas. In his only season with the Longhorns,…