The Green Bay Packers selected two wide receivers in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft.
GM Brian Gutekunst added Matthew Golden in the first round and then doubled down at the position when he added Savion Williams in round three.
But the Pack still has three healthy receivers who were at the top of the depth chart last season returning in 2025 (excluding Christian Watson who is expected to miss at least half the season as he rehabs from knee surgery). Which one of them is most likely to take a big step forward this season?
Romeo Doubs
Romeo Doubs is the most experienced of the three top receivers discussed here. The former Nevada star will be entering his fourth year in the league in 2025.
That means Doubs will be entering the final year of his entry-level contract which gives him even more incentive to have a big season.
Since the Packers drafted him in the fourth round back in 2022, Doubs has been the most consistent of the young Packer receivers. But he may not have the ceiling that some of his teammates offer.
Doubs caught 46 passes for 601 yards and four touchdowns in 2024 despite missing four games, three due to injuries and one due to being suspended for conduct detrimental to the team after he complained about his role in the offense.
Doubs dropped seven passes last season according to Pro-Football-Reference.com which was nearly 10 percent of his total targets.
If he can stay healthy, cut down on the drops and give Jordan Love a reliable short and intermediate target, Doubs could take a big jump forward this season. He has always enjoyed good chemistry with Love which could help him again in 2025.
Dontayvion Wicks
Dontayvion Wicks has the ability to get deep, which may be more important this season with Watson out of the lineup for at least the first half of the season.
The former fifth-round pick out of Virginia has talent and physical tools but has lacked consistency throughout his football career.
In college, Wicks enjoyed his best season in 2021, but his production fell off the following season which caused him to slide to the fifth round of the draft.
Wicks struggled with dropped passes both in college and in the NFL. Last season, his catch percentage dropped to 51.3, down from 67.2 his rookie year. He dropped nine passes and had a drop percentage of 11.8. If wicks can cut down on the dropped passes and run consistent routes, he can take a step forward in his third NFL season.
Jayden Reed
Jayden Reed enjoyed a very productive first half of the 2024 season, but his production tailed off in the final weeks of the year. Early on, Reed was targeted frequently both in the short passing game and downfield. He was also an active part of Matt LaFleur’s gadget plays, often running end arounds, jet sweeps and bubble screens and occasionally lining up in the backfield.
In the second half of the season, defenses seemed to catch on to the gadget plays and they were less effective. Reed also started dropping more passes. Most of his late-season targets came on short passes or even throws behind the line of scrimmage.
The Michigan State product still managed to lead the Packers with 55 catches and 857 yards while finishing second on the team with six touchdown catches. He also dropped nine passes last season, a drop percentage of 12.0, up from 3.2 his rookie year.
Reed has the ability to make big plays and showed early last year he can get deep downfield. The drops obviously need to be reduced, and he needs to run more consistent pass patterns. LaFleur also needs to find ways to scheme him open more like he did in the early part of the 2024 campaign.
The addition of two high draft picks should inspire all of these players to step up and earn more playing time and targets. If they do, they can play a larger role in the offense. If not, they may not be in Green Bay over the long haul.