The Green Bay Packers are often celebrated for how well they draft and develop talent, and how consistent they are year in and year out. Sure does help when you go from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love at quarterback. That'll lead to some steady winning!
No but really, Packers GM Brian Gutekunst has come under some scrutiny of late for how he's drafted. Given the "meh" recent track record, it wasn't such a bad idea to trade for Micah Parsons, eh?
While the defense may be shaping up nicely, there are question marks galore on offense, where one untimely injury could cause an unraveling akin to Parsons' ACL tear late last season. Or at least that's what these interesting rankings that have the Pack near the bottom imply.
Packers backups ranked 30th in offensive roster power rankings
Daniel Kelley of FTNfantasy.com posted a full set of league-wide rankings that dove into all 32 teams' backup offensive supporting casts. That is, quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends — offensive linemen not included.
Kelley placed Green Bay as the third-worst with a group that consists of (speaking of draftees) 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden, fellow wideouts Savion Williams and Skyy Moore, tailbacks Chris Brooks and MarShawn Lloyd, quarterback Tyrod Taylor, and tight end Luke Musgrave.
"Golden could singlehandedly prove this ranking wrong this year if he can start producing like a first-round pick. But based on what we saw in 2025, this group leaves a lot to be desired."
Seems harsh and counter to the Packers' sterling reputation for team-building. Nevertheless, there's some merit to this argument.
Before we dive into Green Bay's red flags herein, the rest of the NFC North places rather high on this hierarchy: Da Bears are No. 4, the Vikings are 14th, and although the Lions are only 29th, they have, per Sharp Football, the NFL's easiest schedule, compared to the Cheeseheads' 15th-most difficult. Quite the offsetting chasm there.
OK, let's focus back on the Pack. Outside of that dope YAC TD in the playoffs, Golden proved very little as a rookie. Williams even less. Green Bay is counting on Moore to be more (lol) of a return man.
I'm quite bullish on Golden and his ridiculous sub-4.3 speed. Love should find a way to make that work. Plus, is Golden not a starter in 11 personnel sets?
That's neither here nor there. Well it is, but the bigger concerns for the Packers' offensive roster depth are at tight end and running back.
Luke Musgrave is the clear No. 1 tight end option behind Tucker Kraft, who's coming off a torn ACL. Musgrave has a lengthy injury rap sheet of his own and hasn't really lived up to his potential as a past second-round pick (there's a theme here!).
As for the backfield, well, Josh Jacobs is the clear-cut bell cow. Lloyd is entering his third year as a pro and has seven career touches. The 88th overall pick in the 2024 draft, ladies and gents.
Better hope Chris Brooks is a Dude. It always seems like Jacobs is gutting through an injury or several, and Matt LaFleur just keeps running him into the ground. His workload finally eased up down the stretch of last season, but is Brooks ready to step in as a legit RB2? He's only logged 87 touches since landing in Green Bay two years ago.
With $17.6 million in cap space remaining, it might be time to add some reinforcements on offense, Gutey!
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