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Pair of Packers receivers have offered tantalizing flashes during preseason

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics
By Jonathan Sloan | Last updated 8/25/23

The Green Bay Packers in 2022 were ranked 17th in passing yards per game, logging in a pedestrian 213.6 yards in the air on average. It is worth noting that this was with the Aaron Rodgers regime and not the new man under center, Jordan Love.

With that in mind, though, even a great quarterback is only as good as the weapons around him. After all, a QB cannot run routes and catch balls all by himself. The players around Love are just as vital, if not more so, than Love himself.

That is why I want to go over the key moments of a YouTube video in which the official Green Bay Packers channel uploaded Friday morning, highlighting the developments of the receiving core in this article today.

Jayden Reed: The high-flying rookie from MSU

Reed is a rookie wideout for the Green Bay Packers and was drafted 50th overall in the 2023 NFL draft. He showed some promise at Michigan State and that potential is carrying over to the NFL so far. In the first quarter of the previous preseason match versus the New England Patriots, he capped off a five play, 93 yard drive, with a 19-yard touchdown catch.

The score occurred on a simple, but perfectly executed, slant route on a beautiful pass thrown right through the defense by Love. The way he flies off of the line at the moment the ball is snapped is impressive, especially for a rookie.

Romeo Doubs: The sophomore NOT in a slump

Romeo Doubs is a second-year wide receiver who was selected by the Packers with the 132nd pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. Posting three touchdowns on 425 receiving yards in his rookie season, this is the year that he’s expected to break out into a star for the Packers.

Him and Reed aren’t the only two receivers with star talent on this roster by any stretch of the imagination. They are just two of the youngest prospects in the receiving core, with arguably the most potential going forward out of anybody else at the position for the Packers.

This is the case for Romeo Doubs in particular, who started off as the first Packers scorer in their 2023 preseason campaign, in a 36-19 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

This article first appeared on WI Sports Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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