![]() ![]() The top seven players at the position have all been contributors for the team at various times, as Green Bay returns all five members of its preferred offensive line. It shouldn’t have been a surprise that the Packers didn’t draft one this year. Going into the 2023 draft, I thought the offensive line was a position that warranted either a big swing (for a left tackle of the future) or the team passing up on the position entirely. Tyler Davis will likely continue his contributions on special teams and as a rotational inline and wing tight end to give heavy contributors some breathers. Josiah Deguara should remain a hybrid wing and fullback type of player for the team. Tucker Kraft, a fourth-round pick, is ideally an inline tight end who can also play on the wing. Luke Musgrave, the team’s second-round pick, is going to be a mismatch player who has the potential to play as an inline tight end. The double dip at tight end on Day 2 of the draft has cleared up the tight end position very nicely. I would guess that the final spot at the position is going to come down to either DuBose or Bo Melton, the 2022 draft pick who the Packers took off of the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad in December. On top of that, the Packers just drafted Jayden Reed (second round), Dontayvion Wicks (fifth round) and Grant BuBose (seventh round) in the 2023 draft. The dark horse here is Tyler Goodson, a 2022 preseason darling who spent the entirety of his rookie campaign on the practice squad.Ĭhristian Watson and Romeo Doubs put up quality production as rookies last season and the team seems to like Samori Toure enough to keep him on the squad this year, too. Patrick Taylor took over the role as the team’s third back once Hill was out of the picture, but the team often called him up off the practice squad to fill that spot. 2021 seventh-round pick Kylin Hill was supposed to be that player, but was released by the squad in 2022 almost as soon as he was medically cleared to return from his 2021 ACL tear. The Packers just drafted Lew Nichols III out of Central Michigan in the seventh round, who could stabilize the depth of the position for the first time since Jamaal Williams left in free agency. The third running back job is going to be a camp battle, though. For a point of reference, Jack Haener, Stetson Bennett, Aidan O’Connell, Clayton Tune and Dorian Thompson-Robinson were all drafted at the position in a 14-pick run.Īaron Jones and AJ Dillon are locks to make the 2023 team, barring some unforeseen trade of Dillon’s expiring contract. ![]() As general manager Brian Gutekunst put it, a run of quarterbacks they liked less than Clifford occurred just before Clifford’s selection. While Sean Clifford wasn’t expected to be drafted, according to consensus draft boards, Green Bay’s staff reiterated multiple times on Saturday that they were unsure if he was going to be available at their selection. Jordan Love is the quarterback of the future and there’s a very low chance that the Packers would release a fifth-round rookie quarterback, considering the alternative right now in the backup role is Danny Etling. They’ll be in depth chart form, outside of the offensive line (left to right.) There are a few spots that are too close to call, but we’ll mention who is in contention for those battles in our notes. We’ll take you through a position-by-position breakdown of the Packers’ roster as we make our choices for Green Bay’s 53-man roster. ![]() With that being said, there are going to be some highly-contested battles in camp - notably on the offensive line and in the secondary. After turning in 13 draft picks, it’s clearer which players are going to make general manager Brian Gutekunst’s squad. Now that the 2023 draft is over, the Green Bay Packers’ roster has taken a much more firm shape than it was in a few days ago.
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