Jordan Love believes Packers 'don't have to have a No. 1 receiver'

The Packers entered the 2023 season with a young and unproven wide receiver room, but it's safe to say the group rose to the challenge.

Rookie wide receivers Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks and second-year wide receivers Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs combined for 190 catches for 2,470 yards and 25 touchdowns.

The young unit was a big reason why Green Bay had the success it did, which included a win against the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

However, while all four players contributed to that success, none emerged as the team's true No. 1 wide receiver.

Quarterback Jordan Love thinks that could actually be a good thing.

"I think you don't have to have a No. 1 receiver," Love said, via the team's website. "I think it works out well when you can spread the ball out and you got different guys making different plays and you can put 'em in different areas. I think it puts a lot more stress on the defense and the calls that they can get in, so I think in the long run it helps us not having a No. 1 guy, a true No. 1 guy."

Reed, Wicks, Watson and Doubs may not fit the typical bill for a No. 1 wide receiver but all four flashed that capability last season.

Doubs was the only player in the group to play in all 17 regular season games while the others dealt with various injuries.

Love believes that allowed all four players to prove they can step up and be the one on any given day.

"You can plug any of these guys at any position and they'll go out there and make plays," Love added. "I think a little of that was proven last year. We had different guys injured throughout the season and guys had to move around a little bit, play some different spots that they might not have been used to."

Expectations will be raised for the four receivers as they are now either heading into their second or third seasons in the league, but if they meet those expectations like Love thinks they will, the Packers offense could be a dominant group in 2024.