3 standouts and 2 duds from Thursday's Packers training camp practice

On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers completed their final practice at Ray Nitschke Field for the week. They make the trip across the street to Lambeau Field for their annual Family Night scrimmage on Saturday.

Thursday's practice had plenty of notable takeaways. The defense won the day with a couple of stops to prevent a touchdown before practice came to a close, but there were plenty of positives on offense, too.

Jeff Hafley's unit continues to show huge potential, but Jordan Love's return has helped the offense close the gap this week.

Who were the winners and losers from Thursday's practice?

Winners and losers from Packers final training camp practice before Family Night

Standout: Dontayvion Wicks

Dontayvion Wicks continues to do Dontayvion Wicks things. Romeo Doubs stole the headlines earlier in the week, but Wicks reminded everyone why many believe he could become the Packers' best wide receiver.

Always open. We heard it throughout Wicks' rookie season, and the same was true on Thursday.

"Dontayvion Wicks Show is back," said Packers senior writer Wes Hodkiewicz. "Beautiful over the shoulder grab from Love in two minute to defense 15. Good for 27. Also had first catch of drive for 13."

Andy Herman of the Pack-a-Day Podcast said that Wicks is "really hitting his stride." The Love-to-Wicks connection is getting better by the day.

Dud: Jacob Monk

Jacob Monk is a player for the future and likely won't start this season, barring injury. Precious first-team reps are few and far between for the rookie center, and he failed to make the most of his opportunity on Thursday. Job number one for a center is safely getting the ball into the quarterback's hands.

"Jacob Monk getting some run at center with the starters and he and Love fumble an exchange," writes The Athletic's Matt Schneidman.

Continuity helps with the quarterback-center exchange and it's not something to worry about, but it wasn't the best start for the rookie.

Standout: Lukas Van Ness

The Packers hope Lukas Van Ness' progression follows the same path as Rashan Gary's: Start out as a solid backup, learn and develop, and then become a star. He's on track.

"LVN is stacking success," writes Andy Herman. "Another sack this time of Love. He's had a really nice week of practice."

This is exactly what the Packers want to see. "Stacking success" is a term Mike McCarthy used all the time, and for good reason. Showing flashes in practice is fine, but making plays day in and day out is what counts. Van Ness is generating pressure and shutting down run plays.

Dud: Anders Carlson

Anders Carlson is having a good summer, but this was his worst day of practice. Unfortunately, it may also have put him behind veteran Greg Joseph in the race for the kicking job.

Carlson missed three kicks, a reminder of the inconsistent play we saw throughout his rookie season. Joseph, meanwhile, was perfect. It gives the veteran the advantage on kicks this summer. According to Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Joseph is 28/30 in camp compared to Carlson's 24/30.

It's close, but momentum has swung in Joseph's favor after a rough day for Carlson.

Standout: MarShawn Lloyd

Rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd missed the start of training camp due to a hip injury, but he showed why the Packers drafted him with a huge run on Thursday.

"Lloyd with what looks like it would've been a long run up the left sideline with the starters. Maybe even a 50-ish-yard TD run," writes Matt Schneidman. "Offense and crowd love it. His shiftiness and burst stand out. Guy can move."

Lloyd is the perfect change-of-pace option to complement the power Green Bay has with Josh Jacobs and AJ Dillon. With his speed and athleticism, Lloyd has home-run potential anytime he touches the ball.

This is why the Packers drafted him.

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