GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY/AP) -Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft is set to get underway at 11 a.m. on ABC, and you can watch it all on WBAY TV-2! We’ll be updating this live blog throughout the night with any moves the Packers make, any Wisconsin connections the newest draft picks may have, and, of course, each Packers draft pick.

Now, to Pittsburgh

After the final round, Packers president and CEO handed off the draft, so to speak, to the Pittsburgh Steelers on the stage.

They’ll host the 2026 NFL Draft, the first time they’ve been the host city since 1948-49.

The final attendance tally is in:

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the final attendance number for all three days of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay was 600,000 people, equaling the Nashville draft in 2019. The attendance on the last day came in at 220,000, higher than Day 1 and Day 2, those ones coming in at 205,000 and 175,000.

Last but not least: ‘Mr. Irrelevant’

The last pick of the NFL Draft, this year #257, has traditionally been branded as “Mr. Irrelevant”, with a custom draft jersey and a special pick announcement.

Some of them have gone on to do very well, like San Francisco’s Brock Purdy, so it’s not really a predictor of what their career might be like.

The “Mr. Irrelevant” for the Green Bay draft belonged to the New England Patriots, who selected Memphis CB Kobee Minor.

Packers go for secondary help with first 7th-round pick, trench help with the second

With six picks in the books for the green and gold, they were split evenly between offense and defense. One glaring absence in their draft, though, was a cornerback, a position many people wanted more options at with the status of Jaire Alexander up in the air. The pick, made by 2023 NFL Fan of the Year Tom Grossi, filled that need.

With the 237th pick of the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected Micah Robinson, CB, Tulane.

And with the final pick of their draft, pick 250, the Packers selected Cincinnati OT John Williams.

Williams is a 2-year starter from the Bearcats, and scouts believe he can develop very well due to his size and ability to fend off pass rushers.

7th Round: First Badgers off the board, NFC North has 5 picks left, 2 are Green Bay’s

It took longer than last year, as both Braelon Allen and Tanor Bortolini went in the 4th round in 2024, but the first Wisconsin Badger has been drafted in Green Bay.

OT Jack Nelson, projected as a Day 3 pick, went at #218 to the Atlanta Falcons. Nelson, a native of Stoughton, Wisconsin, played left tackle for the last three years of his college career and checks in at 6′7, 314lbs.

At pick #230, the Lions drafted Georgia S Dan Jackson.

The second Badger of the day went off the board at 232 to Indianapolis, as they took S Hunter Wohler, a native of Muskego.

A pick later, at 233, the Bears went for Rutgers RB Kyle Monangai as their last choice of the day.

With their final pick of the day, the Lions took Georgia WR Dominic Lovett.

Packers continue defense trend for 6th-round selection

With three offensive players on Days 1 and 2 and two defensive players on Day 3, the Packers’ board has appeared to be evenly balanced even in the late rounds. That trend continued, as the Packers went defense once again.

With the 198th pick in the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers have selected Georgia DT Warren Brinson.

Before the Packers’ pick, former Badgers QB Graham Mertz went at 197 to the Houston Texans.

Bears, Lions round out 5th round, start 6th round for NFC North

The 5th round in Green Bay has come and gone, with the Packers again staying put and drafting at the slot they held going into the day.

The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions were the only rival teams to pick in the 5th, with the Bears taking UTSA CB Zah Frazier at 169 and the Lions grabbing LSU OG Miles Frazier at 171.

The division has picks 195 (CHI), 196 (DET), 198 (GB), 201, and 202 (MIN) in the 6th round, barring any trades. But the Packers have yet to make a move, and GM Brian Gutekunst has yet to have a draft in his tenure without at least one move.

The Bears took Michigan State OT Luke Newman at 195.

At 196, the Lions took Ahmed Hassanein, an EDGE from Boise State, the first-ever Egyptian player drafted to the NFL.

With their back-to-back picks, the Vikings took Penn State LB Kobe King and Pittsburgh TE Gavin Batholomew.

Green Bay continues to target defense on Day 3

With two WRs and an OT in the first three rounds for the Packers, the thought was that they would target defensive players on Day 3, which they did with Texas EDGE Barryn Sorrell, who was in attendance at the draft and got to meet the green and gold fans right away. The pick was announced by the Packers’ German fan club.

With the 159th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Packers selected Collin Oliver, LB, Oklahoma.

Oliver played as an EDGE in college, but scouts see him as an off-ball player who can defend the run and shoot gaps to get to the QB when needed. They say he’s fast and chases well, but is inconsistent as a tackler.

Former Badger finds a home in the Big Apple

While the Badgers wait for the first player to end their college career in Wisconsin to be drafted this year, a second former Badger has gone off the board. Purdue OG Marcus Mbow, who graduated from Wauwatosa East High School, was taken by the New York Giants with pick #154.

Divisional rival makes a QB trade

There have been questions about the Minnesota Vikings’ QB situation, with breakout star Sam Darnold signing in Seattle, leaving only JJ McCarthy, who was injured for all of last season, as their option. Now, they’ve made a trade with, ironically, Seattle to get a QB, sending pick 142 for Sam Howell and pick 172.

QB Shedeur Sanders meteoric fall finally ends

The story of the first two days, from a QB standpoint, was the dizzying fall in the draft rankings for Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, the son of Deion Sanders. Many draft boards had him in the first round to one of the teams in need of a QB, but many others had concerns about his attitude and the publicity surrounding him and his father, so he dropped all the way to Day 3.

His slide finally ended at pick #144, as the Cleveland Browns, who took Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel in the 3rd round, drafted him, creating a QB competition in Cleveland.

Vikings start off 5th round for the NFC North

The division rival Minnesota Vikings have had very few picks so far in the 2025 NFL Draft, with OSU OG Donovan Jackson at 24th and Maryland WR Tai Felton at the end of the 3rd round. They started the 5th round with an SEC player, grabbing Georgia EDGE Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins. They also held the 142nd pick, but traded it out to Seattle.

Only 2 NFC North picks in the 4th round

The NFC North only had two picks in the 4th round, with one belonging to the Packers and the other to the rival Bears. The Bears would have picked before them, but a trade with the Bills sent Chicago to 132 and drafted Maryland LB Ruben Hyppolite II.

Packers go with defense in the 4th round

The Packers went offense with all three picks on days 1 and 2, leaving many to wonder if they were going to use Day 3 to add to Jeff Hafley’s ranks. Nobody but Brian Gutekunst knows what the team’s draft board looks like, and on Day 3, that’s the guiding gospel for a team, rather than the best available player rankings. The 4th round selection was made by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

With the 124th pick in the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected Barryn Sorrell, who was still in Green Bay for the draft and got to introduce himself to the Green Bay faithful in person.

Sorrell is a strong rusher off the edge, tallying 6 sacks in 2024. Scouts praise his ability to overpower OTs and and chase the QB, and say he can win both on the edge and between the tackles.

More RBs off the board as Packers have yet to make a trade

Running backs went back to back in round 4, with Bhayshul Tuten of Virginia Tech and Cam Skattebo of Arizona State going to the Jaguars and Giants respectively. It’s been wondered if the Packers would select a running back today as another contender in the RB room to go behind Josh Jacobs. Later in the round, Georgia RB Trevor Etienne, USC RB Woody Marks, and Auburn RB Jarquez Hunter all heard their names called as well, thinning out the RB class.

So far, though, the Packers have stayed put with their picks, even as other teams have made fast and furious trades to net multiple selections. Their first pick on Day 3 is set for 124th overall, but Gutekunst could work the phones before that.

If you want a prediction from the news staff, we think they might trade for the last pick of the 7th round, a.k.a Mr. Irrelevant. If that’s their first trade of the draft is yet to be seen, though.

Teams in the NFC North are certainly not shying away from trades, as the Chicago Bears traded out the 109th pick to the Buffalo Bills, who selected DT Deone Walker, another position the Packers could be looking to fill out at.

Former Badger WR selected as the first pick of Day 3

The first player with Wisconsin Badgers connections went off the board with the very first pick of Day 3.

Chimere Dike, a Florida wideout from Waukesha who played four seasons with the Badgers, went 103rd overall to the Tennessee Titans, joining their new QB Cam Ward in a rebuilding offense.

Packers select a lineman, another WR on Day 2

The Packers, on a day of movement up and down the board, stayed put at both their spots in rounds 2 and 3, selecting Anthony Felton, an OT from NC State, at 54th overall, and TCU WR Savion Williams at 87th.

They’ve still not taken a defensive player so far, with two WRs and an offensive lineman taken, so GM Brian Gutekunst’s plan for Day 3 may be very defense-heavy.

Entering Day 3, the Packers have 5 picks left to make in the 2025 NFL Draft, one each in rounds 4-6 and two in Round 7.

Round 4: 22nd (124)

Round 5: 23rd (159)

Round 6: 22nd (198)

Round 7: 21st (237), 34th (250)

Only the 237th pick originated with another team, with the Packers acquiring it from Pittsburgh in the Preston Smith trade last November. They traded their own 7th-round selection to Tennessee for QB Malik Willis last season.

Pick #250 is a compensatory selection awarded due to OT Yosh Nijman leaving in free agency last year. According to the NFL’s formula, the signings of S Xavier McKinney and RB Josh Jacobs offset the losses of G Jon Runyan and S Darnell Savage.

Special Guest Pickers

The 2nd and 3rd rounds of the NFL Draft are open for teams to designate former players and other team legends to make their selections, and most end up choosing a selector with connections to the draft city. This year is no exception, as 13 former Badgers will pick for their teams, with seven of them being Wisconsin natives.

Lee Evans (Bills), Tim Krumrie (Bengals), Joe Thomas (Browns), Travis Frederick (Cowboys), Montee Ball (Broncos), Owen Daniels (Texans), Jonathan Taylor (Colts), Melvin Gordon (Chargers), Alec Ingold (Chargers), Stu Voigt (Vikings), James White (Patriots), Ryan Ramczyk (Saints), and Beau Allen (Eagles) will make selections for their teams.

The Packers will have former players Jordy Nelson, Jerry Kramer, and Dave Robinson make Day 2 picks for them, and 2023 NFL Fan of the Year Tom Grossi, and Polly’s Pumpkin Patch in Chilton have both made posts on social media saying they’ve been invited to join the Packers on stage during Day 3 of the draft.

Wisconsin Connections

Last year’s draft saw two local products go on Day 3, with Fond du Lac native and former Badgers RB Braelon Allen going to the Jets with the 134th pick, while one of his o-linemen and a Kewaunee native, Tanner Bortolini, went to Indianapolis at 117.

This year, three Badger products are projected to be Day 3 picks. OT Jack Nelson, a native of Stoughton, is thought to land as a 5th-round pick, while his trench partner Joe Huber is projected in the 5th or 6th round. Muskego’s Hunter Wohler, a safety, could go anywhere from the 5th round to the 7th round depending on how the draft board shakes out.

There are also three Wisconsin-born players who could hear their names called on days 2 and 3. Purdue OG Marcus Mbow, who attended Wauwatosa East High School, projects as a 3rd-round pick, Florida WR Chimere Dike, a former Badger and Waukesha North star, could be selected in the 5th round by a team looking for a speedy wideout, and Indiana OT Trey Wedig, a Kettle Moraine grad and another former Badger, is projected by scouts as a 6th or 7th rounder.

Lastly, there are a number of former Wisconsin Badgers in this year’s draft, headlined by former 4-year OT Logan Brown, who transferred to Kansas and was a full-season starter for the Jayhawks. Graham Mertz, the Badgers’ signal caller for three seasons before transferring to Florida, could be a late-round selection or an undrafted free agent.

The three-day draft will be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which is the home of the Green Bay Packers.

Here are a few things to know about the upcoming draft:

When is the NFL draft?

The first round will be on Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

The second and third rounds are on Friday beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

The fourth through seventh rounds are on Saturday beginning at noon ET.

How do I watch the NFL draft?

eThl three days will be televised on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network.e

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