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The Green Bay Packers still have a couple of moves they could make on the day after cutdowns, but I wanted to give everyone a snapshot of what the depth chart looks like for the Packers’ initial 53-man roster. We’ve been charting first-team snaps throughout the summer, so this is our best guess at what the team looks like this very second.
Obviously, the one data point we don’t have is for offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, whom the Packers traded for the day before cuts. Kinnard played backup right
guard and right tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles in the preseason, and reportedly got snaps at left guard in practice this summer.
Beyond that, this depth chart is more fact than projection:
A couple of notes here:
- At receiver, I really do think there’s potential for third-round rookie Savion Williams to be a healthy scratch to start the year, in part because of his injuries that limited him in camp and in part because he never got to find a place on special teams, unlike Malik Heath. Obviously, that will depend on whether Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks are healthy, though.
- With Jacob Monk out of the picture on the injured reserve, the Packers will almost certainly have to move a preferred starter at another position to center if Elgton Jenkins ever misses time. The team gave Donovan Jennings a chance earlier in camp to rotate in at center, but poor snaps forced him back to guard.
- Linebacker is unusually thin. It’s highly unlikely that the team rosters fewer than five players at the position going into 2025. Expect a move there.
- Slot defender is another thin position. Green Bay opted for outside cornerbacks Kamal Hadden and Micah Robinson over slot defenders Corey Ballentine and Kalen King at the cutdowns. If Nate Hobbs, who is recovering from knee surgery, is unable to play early on in the season, Javon Bullard is the only player with prior slot experience on the Packers’ roster. We’re one injury away from pretty uncharted territory there.
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