O my goodness. Not impressive.

On the highlight reel, he held on 1/2 of these highlights. This guy is 4th or 5th round pick at best. Wow, very disappointing

Originally Posted by: Martha Careful 

Did a flag get thrown? OL hold all the time, as long as it doesn't get called, and to protect the QBs, the NFL has stopped flagging OL nearly as much, especially on the inside.,,,

Originally Posted by: beast 

If he does the same thing on Sunday, he will get flagged.

He is a guard....and could have been drafted in the 4th IMO

Originally Posted by: Martha Careful 

Did a flag get thrown? OL hold all the time, as long as it doesn't get called, and to protect the QBs, the NFL has stopped flagging OL nearly as much, especially on the inside.

Originally Posted by: beast 

If he does the same thing on Sunday, he will get flagged.

He is a guard....and could have been drafted in the 4th IMO

Originally Posted by: Martha Careful 

I strongly doubt it, there was a good run on OL.

I doubt he would go after these guys, and they all got picked.

Emery Jones Jr., LSU
Caleb Rogers, Texas Tech
Charles Grant, William & Mary

Originally Posted by: beast 

NFLDraftBuzz.com: Rated 83.5/100, ranked #19 among offensive linemen, and considered a Day 3 prospect (likely 4th-6th round) with starter potential. His scouting report highlighted his massive size (6'6", 345 lbs), exceptional length, and an 87.2 pass-blocking grade in 2024, though he was outside the top 100 prospects overall.

PFF.com: Ranked among the top offensive tackle prospects, with an 87.3 pass-blocking grade in 2024 (5th among OTs). Specific overall ranking wasn’t provided, but he was noted as a strong Day 2 or Day 3 candidate. i.e. 3rd round

The Athletic (Dane Brugler’s Top 300 Big Board): Ranked #93 overall, indicating a mid-to-late Day 2 (2nd-3rd round) or early Day 3 projection.

Consensus Draft Board (Arif Hasan): Ranked #91, suggesting he was viewed as a 3rd- to 4th-round talent, though some considered his selection at #54 by the Packers a slight reach.

ESPN (Mel Kiper Jr.’s Mock Draft): Projected as a 2nd-round pick, reflecting rising interest in his stock due to his size and 18 pre-draft visits with NFL teams.

TechnicianOnline.com: Projected as a mid-to-late Day 2 pick (3rd round) with potential to go earlier due to elite traits, with some mock drafts slotting him in the 3rd to 6th rounds.

TheDraftNetwork.com: Noted as one of the top tackles to watch, with a 4th-round projection (#97 overall) in some analyses, emphasizing his power and aggression.

WalterFootball.com: Viewed as a 2nd- or 3rd-round pick, with potential as a starting right tackle or guard.

Summary: Before the 2025 NFL Draft, Anthony Belton was generally rated as a mid-to-late Day 2 (2nd-3rd round) to early Day 3 (4th round) prospect, with rankings typically between #90 and #100 overall. His elite size, length, and pass-protection skills boosted his stock, though concerns about lateral agility and technical refinement kept him out of the top tier.

Consensus pre-draft....3rd round

Clearly, we drafted him at the top projected draft range.....a bit of a reach and we may have been able to trade back to have gotten him or equal value.

Regardless:
- I hope for nothing but the best for him
- He is not a tackle, from the little I have seen (as Mucky said, maybe in a pinch)
- With any luck, an potential upgrade at RG

Originally Posted by: Martha Careful 

A couple quick notes on the Belton “reach.”

We heard all throughout the draft and especially on day one where guys were ranked so closely the difference between picks 10 & 40 was almost nothing. The same goes for the 2nd/3rd rounds. It was very tight with a lot of the players ranked in a very similar range.

Gutey probably knew Belton was a bit rich where he took him but remember he said in his presser there was no opportunity to trade down on day 2, just day 1. As he said before the draft if a trade doesn’t materialize you have to be ready to make a pick.

With his desire to get more picks he was likely hesitant to trade up from the 3rd to get him that way, and the way OL were going I’d be willing to bet there was 0 chance he’d be there in round 3 when GB was picking.

Per
@JuMosq
- Belton was one of the hottest names during top 30 visits. I believe Justis said he took 18! of them. Teams were clearly interested and GB decided they wanted to get him before another team could

Besides all that he’s a fun football player and just remember the difference between a mid 2nd and a mid 3rd pick is so minute - go get the guy you want

Lastly, you’re going to love how physical and ass kicking Belton is. He plays a really fun brand of football!