GREEN BAY, Wis. -- So this is what a first-round pick is supposed to look like. Forgive Green Bay Packers followers for not quite knowing that Matthew Golden, the No. 23 pick in this year's draft, could walk right in and make play after play after play.
And why would they?
First-rounders Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt didn't in 2022.
Lukas Van Ness didn't in 2023.
And Jordan Morgan barely even played last year.
So while Golden has been one of the standouts of training camp this summer, the Packers are still hoping their previous four first-round picks can fall into the better-late-than-never category when it comes to finally seeing major contributions from some of general manager Brian Gutekunst's recent underachieving picks.