Despite being the smallest NFL city, Green Bay drew massive crowds for last week’s 2025 NFL Draft.

Over 600,000 fans attended the three-day event, shattering the projection of 250,000 total attendees.

The whole experience of the NFL Draft in Green Bay — and the city’s welcoming response — drew rave reviews from the NFL and national media.

Here’s a sampling:

Draft grade is in: Green Bay gets an A. The people, the city, the venue were all superb.

NFL Draft’s next stop is Pittsburgh 2026.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 26, 2025

Announcement over the intercom at Green Bay airport at 5:14 AM: “I was just informed that our ice cream machine is now up and running at B2. Cheese curds are also available there.”

I love this place.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 27, 2025

Did I buy a block of GB cheese at the airport for my kids omelettes the rest of the week? Yes I did.

— Drew Gallagher (@drewgallagher) April 27, 2025

But, there are always a few naysayers — this one from Detroit:

NFL draft attendance by year

Here are draft attendance totals since the NFL started having league cities host it in 2015:

Detroit (2024): 775,000Green Bay (2025): 600,000+Nashville (2019): 600,000Kansas City (2023): 312,000Las Vegas (2022): 300,000Philadelphia (2017): 250,000Chicago (2016): 225,000Dallas (2018): 200,000Chicago (2015): 200,000Cleveland (2021): 160,000

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