The University of Wisconsin product will be on hand in Green Bay.
A three-time Super Bowl champion will be back in Wisconsin to lend a hand during the 2025 NFL draft.
Former New England Patriots running back James White is set to announce the organization’s Day 2 selections in Green Bay next Friday, April 25, the league announced.
White, 33, appeared in 105 games, including playoffs, during his Patriots tenure. He turned 355 carries into 1,424 yards and 440 catches into 3,784 yards dating back to his arrival in the fourth round of the 2014 class at No. 130 overall.
The franchise All-Decade selection amassed 44 touchdowns from scrimmage. He also became the first player in league history to find the end zone in overtime of a Super Bowl, accounting for 20 points altogether in the 28-3 comeback versus the Atlanta Falcons.
Over a stretch of six regular seasons, no running back around the NFL tallied more receptions, receiving yards or receiving touchdowns than White. The four-time Patriots captain retired in 2022 after suffering a right hip subluxation that required surgery. He was hired as the assistant running backs coach at the University of Illinois last month, marking a return to the Big Ten.
A total of 13 University of Wisconsin products are scheduled to announce picks for clubs on the second night of the NFL draft. Alongside White, the group of Badgers also includes his past backfield teammates in Melvin Gordon, who will be representing the Los Angeles Chargers, and Montee Ball, who will be representing the Denver Broncos.
Head coach Mike Vrabel’s Patriots war room currently holds the rights to a trio of selections on Day 2: No. 38 overall, No. 69 overall and No. 77 overall.
The process kicks off with the first round on Thursday, April 24, and concludes with the fourth round through the seventh round on Saturday, April 26.