When the Green Bay Packers are on the clock with their first-round pick two weeks from today, there will only be certain players they consider taking. Since general manager Brian Gutekunst took over in 2018, he has made nine picks in Round 1, and there have been a couple of consistent themes.

All nine have had a Relative Athletic Score (RAS) of at least 8.35, and eight of the nine have been aged 22 or younger on draft day, with Devonte Wyatt (24) the only exception.

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Using this information, a decent shortlist of who the Packers might take in 2025 can be formed.

Gutekunst has not taken a player in Round 1 who was ranked outside of the top 50 on the consensus big board. After removing the top 10 players, who are unlikely to fall to Green Bay, as well as any quarterbacks, here is the list of potential options left over, who are 22 years old or younger and have an RAS of 8.00 or higher:

OT Kelvin Banks, Texas

• Consensus big board rank: 13

• Age: 21

• RAS: 8.31

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (offensive tackle)

EDGE Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M

• Consensus big board rank: 15

• Age: 21

• RAS: 10.00

LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama

• Consensus big board rank: 18

• Age: 21

• RAS: 9.88

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (off-ball linebacker)

DL Kenneth Grant, Michigan

• Consensus big board rank: 22

• Age: 21

• RAS: 8.34 (when positioned changed to nose tackle. 7.18 as DT)

• Possible eliminating factor: Low RAS without position switch

S Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

• Consensus big board rank: 24

• Age: 21

• RAS: 10.00

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (safety)

RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina

• Consensus big board rank: 25

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.70

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (running back)

EDGE James Pearce, Tennessee

• Consensus big board rank: 27

• Age: 21

• RAS: 9.40

• Possible eliminating factor: Reported character concerns

EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College

• Consensus big board rank: 32

• Age: 21

• RAS: 8.14

• Possible eliminating factor: Did not run a 40-yard dash (Gutekunst has not drafted a player in the first round who did not run a 40)

WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

• Consensus big board rank: 33

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.72

• Possible eliminating factors: 31.5” arms (Gutekunst has not drafted a receiver with shorter than 31 ⅞” arms), lack of perimeter snaps (Gutekunst has drafted only one receiver who did not play the majority of their snaps out wide in at least one of their final two college seasons; Amari Rodgers)

OT Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon

• Consensus big board rank: 33

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.72

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (offensive tackle)

CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky

• Consensus big board rank: 36

• Age: 21

• RAS: 9.63

• Possible eliminating factor: 183 pounds (Gutekunst has never drafted a cornerback that light)

OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State

• Consensus big board rank: 37

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.00

• Possible eliminating factors: Primarily a guard (Green Bay generally only drafts tackles and centers and then moves them around as necessary), did not run a 40-yard dash (Gutekunst has not drafted a player in the first round who did not run a 40)

CB Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State

• Consensus big board rank: 41

• Age: 20

• RAS: 8.17

RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State

• Consensus big board rank: 42

• Age: 22

• RAS: 8.87

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (running back)

EDGE Landon Jackson, Arkansas

• Consensus big board rank: 48

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.78

TE Mason Taylor, LSU

• Consensus big board rank: 49

• Age: 20

• RAS: 8.89

• Possible eliminating factor: Plays position with little need (tight end)

WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State

• Consensus big board rank: 50

• Age: 22

• RAS: 9.63

Players with no possible eliminating factor

• DE Shemar Stewart

• CB Azareye’h Thomas

• DE Landon Jackson

• WR Jayden Higgins

Not enough athletic testing for an RAS

• EDGE Mykel Williams, Georgia: No. 16 player, 20 years old

• EDGE Mike Green, Marshall: No. 17 player, 21 years old

• WR Matthew Golden, Texas: No. 20 player, 21 years old

• DL Derrick Harmon, Oregon: No. 31 player, 21 years old

• WR Luther Burden, Missouri: No. 34 player, 21 years old

• DL Tyleik Williams, Ohio State: No. 43 player, 22 years old

No testing

• LB Jalon Walker, Georgia: No. 11 player, 21 years old

• CB Will Johnson, Michigan: No. 12 player, 22 years old

• TE Colston Loveland, Michigan: No. 19 player, 21 years old

• OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State: No. 23 player, 22 years old

• DL Walter Nolen, Ole Miss: No. 30 player, 21 years old

• EDGE Nic Scourton, Texas A&M: No. 38 player, 20 years old

• CB Benjamin Morrison, Notre Dame: No. 46 player, 21 years old

Missed the cut

• CB Jahdae Barron: Too old (23 years old)

• S Malaki Starks: Athleticism (RAS 5.29)

• OL Grey Zabel: Too old (23 years old)

• OG Tyler Booker: Athleticism (RAS 3.68)

• CB Shavon Revel: Too old (24 years old)

• CB Trey Amos: Too old (23 years old)

• OT Aireontae Ersery: Too old (23 years old)

• DL Darius Alexander: Too old (24 years old)

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While there are not many “perfect” prospects for the Packers in round one, it does not mean they will only be picking from that small pool. Like Wyatt, there can be exceptions.

Prior to 2024, Gutekunst had not drafted a first-round pick who skipped any athletic test whatsoever, before breaking the mold by taking Jordan Morgan, who did not complete the agility testing.

With a large number of first-round prospects having incomplete testing this year, or not fitting the exact mold of what the Packers like at a given position, Gutekunst is likely to break from his preferences in some way once again. The question will be: which of his principles matter the most?

This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: 17 first-round prospects in 2025 draft who meet Packers’ thresholds