Acme Packing Company · Jul 6, 2023
Cheese Curds, 7/6: Projecting roles for Packers’ receivers is a tall task
When a football team drafts six players at one position over the span of just two years, it’s bound to create a lot of turnover and uncertainty on the depth chart. That’s exactly the case for the Green Bay Packers, who have selected three wide receivers in each of the last two NFL Drafts and who now face some fascinating questions about how all of those players will fit into various roles within the offense.
The one thing that seems certain is that Christian Watson is the WR1. His late-season explosion all but locked that in, with his game-breaking speed and contested catch ability setting him a notch above the other young receivers. However, the rest of the depth chart is wide open.
