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The roster craziness has finally died down around the NFL, and most teams’ 53-man rosters are pretty well set for week one of the 2017 season. The Packers made two swaps of players on the 53 on Sunday, trading away Jayrone Elliott to make room for Chris Odom — claimed off waivers from the Falcons — and moving Don Barclay to injured reserve to finally sign Ahmad Brooks.
With those moves finally locked in, we can get a clearer picture of the way the depth chart will shake out for the Packers in their week one game against the Seattle Seahawks.
First up is the offense, in which we break out the three wide receiver positions separately. With Geronimo Allison suspended for the first week, the team is a little thinner than usual at the wideout spot, as he would likely slot in behind Davante Adams at the X.
Packers 2017 Offense
Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
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Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
QB | Aaron Rodgers | Brett Hundley | |
RB | Ty Montgomery | Jamaal Williams | Aaron Jones, Devante Mays |
FB | Aaron Ripkowski | ||
WR (X) | Davante Adams | Trevor Davis | |
WR (Z) | Jordy Nelson | Jeff Janis | |
WR (Slot) | Randall Cobb | Jeff Janis | |
TE | Martellus Bennett | Lance Kendricks | Richard Rodgers |
LT | David Bakhtiari | Jason Spriggs | |
LG | Lane Taylor | Lucas Patrick | Justin McCray |
C | Corey Linsley | Lucas Patrick | Justin McCray |
RG | Jahri Evans | Lucas Patrick | Justin McCray |
RT | Bryan Bulaga | Kyle Murphy |
Moving over to the defense, we project both the three-man line on the (rare) occasions that the Packers line up in a base defense, as well as the cornerback unit in a more typical nickel formation. Although the Packers’ official website lists Quinten Rollins as the starter over Damarious Randall at the right cornerback spot, Rollins has again been lining up in the slot with Randall on the boundary when the team uses five defensive backs.
Packers 2017 Defense
Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
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Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
5T | Dean Lowry | Ricky Jean-Francois | |
NT | Kenny Clark | Christian Ringo | |
3T | Mike Daniels | Montravius Adams | |
LOLB | Nick Perry | Ahmad Brooks | |
ILB | Jake Ryan | Joe Thomas | |
ILB | Blake Martinez | Morgan Burnett | Josh Jones |
ROLB | Clay Matthews | Kyler Fackrell | Chris Odom |
LCB | Davon House | Kevin King | |
SS | Morgan Burnett | Kentrell Brice | Josh Jones |
FS | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | Marwin Evans | Josh Jones |
RCB | Damarious Randall | Josh Hawkins | |
Slot CB | Quinten Rollins | LaDarius Gunter | Lenzy Pipkins |
Finally, we look at the specialists, including the kick and punt return spots. The pecking order appears pretty clear on punt returns, after Quinten Rollins substituted in for Trevor Davis in the final preseason game.
Packers 2017 Specialists
Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
---|---|---|---|
Position | 1st team | 2nd team | 3rd team |
K | Mason Crosby | ||
P | Justin Vogel | ||
LS | Brett Goode | ||
H | Justin Vogel | Randall Cobb | |
KR | Jeff Janis | Trevor Davis | Aaron Jones |
PR | Trevor Davis | Quinten Rollins | Randall Cobb |