2024 Green Bay Packers Team Outlook
WR Jayden Reed, GB - Solid/Safe Pick
Jayden Reed turned heads in his rookie season as the Packers' go-to slot receiver. Even without a full-time role, he was a magnet for targets, boasting a 25% target rate per route run and 2.06 yards per route (27th). Reed topped all Packers wideouts with 10.6 points per game and 10 touchdowns. Impressively, he finished as a top-12 WR in 33% of his contests, placing 12th, and ranked fourth in fantasy points per snap. Reed has clearly built a rapport with QB Jordan Love but there are a bunch of good young receiving options on the team in Christian Watson and Dontayvion Wicks. ADVICE: Excellent value target with WR2 upside
WR Dontayvion Wicks, PHI - Bye Week Fill-in
Green Bay's No. 4 wideout, Wicks averaged 11.8 fantasy points per game without Christian Watson in the lineup. However, when Watson suited up, Wicks dropped down to 5.3 points per game. Wicks has talent, especially when locked up one-on-one in man coverage. But as long as he's buried on the depth chart, Wicks is reduced to an inconsistent role. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues can justify stashing Wicks but he's unlikely to be fantasy-relevant unless one of the wideouts above him on the depth chart goes down for an extended period. ADVICE: Talented reserve who is worth a look in deeper leagues
TE Tucker Kraft, GB - Quality Backup
The Packers used the third-most '12' sets last season, so there should be abundant targets available for both of their second-year tight ends, which is a curse and a blessing. In the six games that Kraft played without Luke Musgrave, Kraft posted four TE1 performances. With Musgrave active, Kraft ranked outside the weekly top 40 eight times. Kraft was efficient when targeted and benefited from exceptionally accurate passes. He ranked fourth in QB Rating while targeted (120.3) and fifth in yards per target (8.9). As long as Green Bay continues to use both tight ends, Kraft has streaming value with top 10 upside if Musgrave were sidelined again. ADVICE: Quality reserve tight end mired in a timeshare
Injury Status: Injured ReserveTE Luke Musgrave, GB - Quality Backup
Musgrave had his moments as a rookie, with five top-15 weekly showings in 11 starts. But he missed six weeks with a lacerated kidney and ranked 26th with a modest 12.7% target share. He also has to contend for playing time with teammate Tucker Kraft, who was slightly more productive on a points-per-snap basis. There's a lot to like about Musgrave's game, though. He led all tight ends in target separation and ranked 11th with a 7.5 ADOT. He's also listed atop Green Bay's depth chart ahead of Kraft. At 31.6%, the Packers ranked third in two tight end formations, so both will see plenty of snaps. ADVICE: Solid mid-range TE2 with some weekly upside
PK Greg Joseph, LVR - Not Draft Worthy
Green Bay's offense was effective at scoring touchdowns, so Joseph finished outside of the top-20 fantasy kickers. He also missed six field goals and a pair of extra points. While the Packers project to have a top-10 offense, Joseph doesn't have a lot of job security, making him little more than a weekly streaming target for fantasy purposes. UPDATE: Joseph didn't make it out of training camp. He's off the fantasy radar.
PK Brayden Narveson, --- - Bye Week Fill-in
Narveson was claimed off waivers from the Titans and beat out two veteran kickers to win Green Bay's place kicking job. The Packers have a talented offense, which will put Narveson in position to be an above average fantasy option. Because he's relatively unknown, there is plenty of risk in drafting him as your fantasy kickker. Therefore, he's better left on the waiver wire until we see how he performs in September.
