Ranking Five Potentially Fatal Packers Roster Flaws With OTAs Underway

The 90-man roster the Green Bay Packers took onto the field for the start of OTAs this week will largely be the roster they take onto the field for the start of training camp in less than two months.

That doesn’t mean the roster is set in stone. Just before the start of minicamp in 2021, they signed linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, who had an All-Pro debut season. Last year, of course, general manager Brian Gutekunst traded for Darian Kinnard and Micah Parsons in late August.

Those roster moves addressed key needs. This roster has key needs, too. Here’s our ranking of the five positions that could use either significant growth from within or a big addition.

No. 5: Offensive Tackle

The Packers should be fine with their starting offensive tackles. Perhaps more than fine, though that requires some projection with Jordan Morgan stepping in at left tackle and Zach Tom returning at right tackle after playing only 57.6 percent of the offensive snaps last season.

The depth is precarious, though that’s a statement that can be used for most teams at a position group that always has more demand than supply. With Kinnard, the Packers have at least a competent backup for Tom. But what happens if Morgan is out? The No. 2 left tackle at OTAs was Brant Banks, an undrafted free agent last year.

No. 4: Receiver

Clearly, the Packers aren’t worried about their receiver depth chart. Otherwise, Gutekunst wouldn’t have traded Dontayvion Wicks to the rival Eagles for a sixth-round pick.

Without Wicks and Romeo Doubs, the Packers have a starting trio of Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden. Combined, if you cherry pick the best seasons from those three, you get a combined 134 receptions for 1,838 yards and 15 touchdowns. Last season, the Rams’ Puka Nacua had 129 catches, the Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 1,793 yards and the Rams’ Davante Adams had 14 touchdowns.