After the Green Bay Packers got good grades for wide receiver Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, evaluators weren't as kind to the selections made on Day 2 of the showcase in Green Bay.

The Green Bay Packers snapped a long streak of avoiding wide receivers in the first round of the NFL draft, making the selection of Texas wideout Matthew Golden with the 23rd pick April 24. Even Packers president Mark Murphy acknowledged that it's been a while — since 2002,

The Green Bay Packers finally did the thing when they took Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden 23rd overall. After more than two decades of fans waiting for the team to take a first-round receiver, they made fans wait until they could do so in front of a home crowd.