Maybe no single place on the Inexperienced Bay Packers’ roster — save for the quarterback spot — modified over as a lot through the 2023 offseason because the tight finish group. A unit that featured Robert Tonyan and Marcedes Lewis as the highest two choices final season noticed each of them go away in free company, with Tonyan headed to Chicago and Lewis remaining in the marketplace.

Enter a pair of rookies, because the Packers invested closely on this room within the 2023 NFL Draft. Doubling down on tight ends in rounds two and three was a shocking technique, however it may nicely pay dividends over the subsequent a number of years, with the 2 gamers having an opportunity to dominate 12 and 22 offensive personnel groupings for Matt LaFleur.

Along with the 2 younger, thrilling prospects, the Packers even have a handful of complementary gamers that may play assorted roles throughout the lineup. Nonetheless, with simply six gamers on the roster and the place and the crew seemingly set to hold 4 on the opening roster, there may be doubtless a slim pathway for a few gamers to make the crew in camp.

Right here’s our greatest guess at how the tight finish group shakes out after closing cuts convey the Packers’ roster all the way down to 53 in late August.

Starter: Luke Musgrave

The primary of two second-round draft picks by the Packers this season, Musgrave gives the crew a captivating choice as a receiver. At 6-foot-6 and 253 kilos, he guarantees to be a harmful weapon up the seam, and his pace has already drawn rave evaluations throughout spring practices. Merely put, Musgrave is probably the most athletic tight finish prospect the Packers have had in a long time — if not ever — and he has the body to develop as a blocker.

Nevertheless, the latter is a priority for the rookie, not less than initially. Largely seen as a indifferent tight finish somewhat than a extra standard in-line participant, Musgrave will doubtless be requested to offer extra chip blocks than straight-on, energy blocking within the run sport. Nonetheless, the Packers appear to consider that he can turn into an all-around participant on the place, and he ought to get some probabilities on the in-line Y place.

Backups: Josiah Deguara, Tucker Kraft, Tyler Davis

Whereas Musgrave is extra of a downfield receiving risk, Kraft — the Packers’ third-rounder — seems to be just like the well-rounded, do-it-all tight finish. He’s harmful in house with the ball in his arms, however he’s additionally a punishing blocker. These two must be intriguing enhances to at least one one other for years to come back.

Filling out the group is a fellow third-rounder in Deguara, who heads into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract, and core particular teamer Tyler Davis. Deguara’s finest work within the NFL has come as a wing or fullback, and he’ll most likely proceed to play there with the rookie additions. Davis’ affect on offense shouldn’t be felt ceaselessly; he performed solely 174 snaps on offense final season however doubled that quantity on particular groups (346).

Launched: Austin Allen, Camren McDonald

This group appears too set in stone for both of those two younger gamers to carve out a viable position on the opening roster. Nevertheless, Allen is a superb athlete and is an enormous human at 6-foot-8 and 253 kilos and he may very well be an fascinating observe squad stash.