Earlier this week, we had Acme Packing Company’s readership vote on draft selections for the Green Bay Packers’ first three picks of the draft. As always, if you want to join in on the fun, we’ll be running one round of voting each very Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft.

For the second straight mock, fans voted against the Packers taking an edge defender on Day 1 or Day 2 of the draft, a big upset considering 42 percent voted that defensive end was the biggest need for the team earlier this month.

#23: Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon

For the second straight mock draft, APC commentors have named Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon to be the team’s first-round selection with the 23rd overall pick. Harmon was the most productive interior pass-rusher in major college football last season and weighed in at 6’5” and 313 pounds at the scouting combine.

He has the size and athleticism to play either nose tackle or three-technique in the Packers’ 4-3 scheme, which is a huge value considering Kenny Clark underperformed in 2024 and Devonte Wyatt is in a contract year. Last season, the Packers played Clark as a three-technique on run downs, moving him to nose tackle on passing downs, while T.J. Slaton, who signed with the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason, played run down nose tackle. Wyatt came off of the bench in passing situations to play the three-technique. At the moment, it’s unclear whether Clark or Wyatt would be the team’s starting three-technique for the upcoming season.

#54: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss

Tre Harris is one of the most interesting prospects in this class. In high school, Harris was a starting quarterback who threw to Malik Nabers, a 2024 first-round pick, and wound up going to Louisiana Tech to start his college career. The five-year player who was a four-year starter ended up transferring to Ole Miss, where he played about 90 percent of his snaps as an outside receiver.

To say the least…the Rebels’ offense is not an NFL scheme. It’s a matchup and space-based RPO-centric scheme, which means that production doesn’t always match up with ability. Think of the old Baylor offenses under Art Briles for a historical reference.

Harris’ 2024 season was one of the most productive ever if you look at his yards per route run. Here’s some context, though: He had 628 yards in the first four weeks of the season against bad non-conference competition. Those teams? Furman, Middle Tennessee State, Wake Forest and Georgia Southern, hardly a gauntlet of future NFL talent. Meanwhile, he only posted 402 receiving yards against the SEC, in part because of a hip/groin injury.

Harris simply isn’t going to run by defenders at the NFL level. His speed just isn’t that on film, even though he posted a 4.54-second 40-yard dash at the combine. He’s a bit of a stiff athlete, too, which shows up on his double moves. Really, you want to get this big (6’2”, 205 pounds) in Oklahoma drills against cornerbacks, giving him a chance to break tackles with his strength rather than his ability. Ole Miss was more than happy to give him those opportunities in their screen-heavy offense, but how that relates to an NFL scheme is up for debate.

#87: Charles Grant, OL, William & Mary

Instead of addressing the cornerback or the edge defender positions, Packers fans voted for Charles Grant of the FCS’ William & Mary to be the team’s third-round selection. Grant was a 3.5-year starter for the Tribe and played every single snap of his college career at left tackle.

At 6’5” and 311 pounds with nearly 35” arms and over 10” hands, Grant checks the boxes of a potential tackle in the NFL. The two-time FCS All-American and three-time All-Coastal Athletic Association tackle was also an all-state wrestler in Virginia as a prep. Grant sort of fits the mold of a Packers offensive lineman: a player with high athleticism, a tackle background and the potential to play either inside or outside, allowing the team to figure out how to get their best five on the field.