The Green Bay Packers revealed their five season-long captains for the 2026 season on Monday.
Quarterback Jordan Love, safety Xavier McKinney, tight end Tucker Kraft, linebacker Zaire Franklin and linebacker Isaiah McDuffie will be the captains wearing the "C" patch on their uniforms during the 2026 season.
Love and Kraft represent the offense, McKinney and Franklin represent the defense and McDuffie is the leader of the special teams.
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) September 7, 2026
The Packers had seven captains in 2025. Love, McKinney, Kraft and McDuffie are repeat captains. Running back Josh Jacobs, who is currently on the commissioner's exempt list, is no longer a captain. Linebacker Quay Walker and edge rusher Rashan Gary are no longer in Green
Bay.
Franklin is a newcomer in Green Bay. He was previously a captain in Indianapolis between the 2020 and 2025 seasons.
- QB Jordan Love: Entering his seventh season in Green Bay and fourth as the starting quarterback
- TE Tucker Kraft: Tone-setting tight end who quickly emerged as a locker room leader and pass-catching star
- S Xavier McKinney: Former Giant has all the captain ingredients: productive, reliable, talented, accountable
- LB Zaire Franklin: Former Colt came up as a special teams star before becoming a tackle machine in Indianapolis
- LB Isaiah McDuffie: Glue guy with 38 career starts and over 1,000 career special teams snaps played
The Packers open the regular season on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers announce 5 captains for 2026 season
