Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst held his annual pre-draft press conference ahead of this year's festivities in Pittsburgh. He addressed several of the club's most pressing questions, including (but not limited to) the quarterback situation behind franchise centerpiece Jordan Love.
There hasn't been much drop-off in the Packers' offense whenever Love has been out of the lineup. That's because Malik Willis has been on standby, but he's no longer in the picture, which Gutekunst evidently understands.
Gutekunst didn't shy away from the idea of bringing in a rookie to serve as a backup and mentee to Love.
"I think we're always looking to add to [the quarterback] room," Gutekunst told reporters. "I think it's the most important position in all of professional sports, probably the hardest. ... If we have an opportunity to add to that room, we will."
Brian Gutekunst leaves the door wide open for Packers to select QB in 2026 NFL Draft
No lies detected from Gutekunst. The value of the signal-caller in the NFL and football at large cannot be overstated, as he's repeatedly reminded us. Green Bay has done a great job of being forward-thinking and proactively adding talent to the unit despite having a firmly entrenched starter.
Given the successful front office tendencies with Gutekunst calling the shots and his recent comments, the Packers are seemingly in play to take a QB. Whether they're eyeing any of the early-to-mid-round options or late-round guys remains unclear. Either way, someone may join Love, veteran journeyman Desmond Ridder and reserve/future signing Kyle McCord on the depth chart in due course.
However, it's also worth noting that the only passer the Packers used one of their 30 visits on is Texas Tech's Behren Morton. He's considered a potential Day 3/undrafted free agent target, and the team has historically selected players it's hosted under Gutekunst's watch. So, unless Green Bay has zeroed in on the Red Raiders standout or strays from its conventional approach, this could be a smokescreen.
Morton's an unheralded prospect despite a productive five-year collegiate career at Texas Tech. His adequate size (6-foot-2, 221 pounds), solid mechanics and accuracy make him an intriguing under-the-radar flier. He threw for 2,780 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions while leading the Big 12 in completion rate (66 percent) in 2025.
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