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Packers 2025 draft preview: Great defensive tackle class offers plenty of options

The Green Bay Packers will go into the 2025 NFL draft with eight draft picks and plenty of roster needs to address after limping to the finish line of an otherwise promising season in 2024. Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur believe their team is ready to start competing for championships, but the Packers still need to find more early contributors and long-term foundational pieces in this year's draft.

Can the Packers use the 2025 draft to solidify their status as one of the NFC's top contenders?

Packers Wire’s position-by-position draft preview continues at defensive tackle:

On the roster

  • Kenny Clark: 29 years old, signed through 2027 season

  • Devonte Wyatt: 27 years old, signed through 2025 season

  • Karl Brooks: 24 years old, signed through 2026 season

  • Colby Wooden: 24 years old, signed through 2026 season

  • James Ester: 23 years old, signed through 2025 season

  • Nesta Jade Silvera: 25 years old, signed through 2025 season

  • Leonard Payne: 24 years old, signed through 2025 season

  • Keith Randolph: 23 years old, signed through 2025 season

Short-term need

Moderate to high.