2026 Team Outlook: Green Bay Packers
WR Jayden Reed, GB - Quality Backup
Reed is at his best when he can win with straight-line speed and a clean release off the line. He gets off the snap quickly and shows a good feel for his routes when given room to operate. His trouble comes against tight press coverage, where Reed has to create separation through change-of-direction moves, an area that exposes his limitations. He also doesn't have the elite top-end speed to consistently beat quality cornerbacks on deep routes down the sideline. Across four seasons at Michigan State, Reed caught 203 of 333 targets for 2,919 yards and 27 touchdowns. His peak came in 2021 with 59 Year WRC SPT WYD YD% YC TGT TD 2025 190 0.579 2512 0.65 13.22 284 17 2024 187 0.607 2681 0.68 14.34 306 19 2023 227 0.607 2891 0.69 12.74 367 27 Green Bay Packers
catches for 1,026 yards and 10 scores, followed by a notable step back in 2022 (55 catches, 636 yards, and five touchdowns). As a rookie in Green Bay, Reed led the team in catches (64), receiving yards (793), and touchdowns (10), hauling in 68.0% of his 94 targets while adding 11 carries for 119 yards and two scores out of the backfield. His best stretch came late in the year (24 catches for 318 yards and four touchdowns on 34 touches from Week 14 through Week 18), despite missing one game with toe and chest issues. He finished 25th among wide receivers in PPR scoring at 217.40 points, with two outings topping 20.00 fantasy points (8/65/1 and 6/89/2). His 2024 season opened with a bang (four catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1 on just six targets and one carry). Reed had two more strong performances over his next eight games (7/141/1 and 5/113), along with three other playable outings (4/69, 4/97, and 6/28/1). After his bye (Week 10), both his production and his opportunity fell off sharply (just 23 catches for 336 yards and three touchdowns across nine games), averaging 8.29 fantasy points per game and making him a liability as a weekly fantasy starter. Reed finished 29th in PPR scoring (198.50). Entering the regular season, Reed was battling a foot issue (Jones fracture). After a playable game in Week 1 (3/45/1) last year, Reed suffered a broken collarbone in Week 2, leading to surgery (his foot as well) and 10 missed games. He caught 20 of his final 24 targets across five full games, leading to 247 combined yards and one touchdown. The Packers gave him WR3 snaps late in the season. Fantasy Outlook: Coming off his injury season, Reed has a much more favorable ADP (88) in June in the National Fantasy Football Championship as a mid-tier WR4 (ranked 45). His first two years in the NFL paint a WR3 profile on fantasy. I see value while on a path to catch 70 balls for 1,000 combined yards with about seven scores.
TE Luke Musgrave, GB - Not Draft Worthy
Musgrave's college resume is condensed due to the COVID-shortened season and 11 games missed with a knee injury in 2022. His route- running foundation was a strength, generating separation at every level of the field. He should be a serviceable blocker, but adding strength remains an area to develop. Across four seasons at Oregon State, Musgrave appeared in just 20 games, totaling 47 receptions for 633 yards and two scores. His most productive campaign came in 2021 (22/304/1), with his two 2022 starts offering an encouraging glimpse (6/89/1 and 5/80). His NFL rookie year was interrupted by six missed games after suffering a lacerated kidney. In his time on the field, Musgrave hauled in 34 of 46 targets for 352 yards and a score, with standout outings in Weeks 3 (6/49), 9 (3/51/1), and 19 (3/52/1). Six of his receptions went for 20-plus yards.
His 204 season started slowly, just five catches for 22 yards on seven targets through four games, while logging roughly half the snaps of Tucker Kraft (108 to 227). An ankle injury then cost him 10 games, and Musgrave managed only two more catches for 23 yards on three targets across a limited role (52 snaps) to close out the year. After the Packers lost Tucker Kraft in Week 8 last year, Musgrave never rose to the occasion. He caught only 19 passes over his final 11 games for 207 yards and no scores. His season opened with no fantasy value across seven games (6/54/0 on seven targets). The Packers had him on the field for only 43.2% of their plays last season. Musgrave was out- snapped by John Fitzpatrick, Josh Whyle, and Drake Dabney in six matchups down the stretch of 2026. Fantasy Outlook: The bottom line with Musgrave is that he hasn’t developed into the player he appeared to be after his rookie season (34/352/1 on 46 targets over 11 games) with the Packers. The waiver wire will be his friend this fantasy draft season.
Injury Status: Out - NeckRB Chris Brooks, GB - Fantasy Handcuff
The Packers gave Brooks RB3 snaps (19.8%) last year, suggesting he has the inside track to an RB2 opportunity in 2026. He gained 197 yards across his 40 touches with no touchdowns and 13 catches. His opportunity was slightly higher in 2024 (36/183/1 with 11 catches for 69 yards). Brooks never had an elite starting opportunity over five seasons in college. He rushed for 2,551 yards across his 512 carries with 20 touchdowns, while adding 60 catches for 443 yards and seven touchdowns on 76 targets. Fantasy Outlook: Brooks will be a late potential handcuff to Josh Jacobs as the fantasy market coin flips between him and MarShawn Lloyd.
RB MarShawn Lloyd, GB - Fantasy Handcuff
Lloyd accumulated just 325 touches across three college seasons, splitting time between South Carolina and USC. His final two years each produced 129 opportunities, with his stronger showing coming in 2023 (1,052 combined yards, nine touchdowns, and 13 catches), built on an efficient 7.1 yards per carry and 17.8 yards per reception. He had two standout games that year (14/154 with one catch for negative four yards, and a 17/115/2 game with three catches for 72 yards), but USC kept his rushing volume light, giving him fewer than 10 carries in seven of eleven games. His college career began with a torn ACL in his left knee in 2020 at South Carolina, a significant early hurdle. As a runner, Lloyd plays with
a low, grinding style, using a powerful first step to generate upfield momentum once he identifies a crease. He runs with patience and punishes defenders at the finish line. At the Combine, he ran a 4.46 40- yard dash and put up 25 reps on the bench press, affirming the functional strength behind his style. Lloyd projects as a grind-it-out back with the ability to break off explosive gains when given the opportunity. His rookie season was derailed before it could get started — hamstring and ankle injuries limited him to just 10 plays in his lone appearance in Week 2, where he carried six times for 15 yards and added one catch for three more. Lloyd missed all of 2025 due to another hamstring issue, followed by a calf injury later in the year. Fantasy Outlook: Lloyd brings more speed to the Packers’ backfield. He has a history of fumbling in college (eight over 325 touches), with a short resume in the passing game (34/452/2) while not grading well in pass protection. The backup running back job is up for grabs in 2026. For now, only a player to follow (ADP – 185).
