Don’t be surprised if he was the highest rated guy on [Green Bay's] board,” Mike McCarthy said during a live broadcast of The Pat McAfee Show.

Hailing from the University of Texas, Matthew Golden is a wide receiver, the first to be drafted by the Packers since 2002.

With the 23rd overall pick in 2025, the Packers chose Matthew Golden, marking their first first-round receiver selection since 2002. Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy had the honor of announcing the pick in front of a record-setting crowd of more than 200,