Jordan Morgan was supposed to be part of the solution for the Packers’ offensive line. Instead, he’s looking like part of the problem.
Green Bay’s reshuffled front has plenty of issues, but Morgan’s play at left tackle has become impossible to ignore. Even in a better showing as a unit against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he gave up three pressures by Pro Football Focus’ count - more than the rest of the line combined. Through the season, his 50.2 overall PFF grade ranks 65th out of 69 qualified tackles.
That’s a rough turn for a player many Packers pre-season optimists felt safest about. With right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele already sidelined by the injury concerns that were feared, Morgan was not supposed to be the headache. Now he may be the weakest link in a starting five that still feels shaky.
The frustrating part is that Morgan has been surrounded by enough instability to make life difficult for anybody. Laken Tomlinson brought immediate help on the left side.
Anthony Belton got through it. Sean Rhyan has been the most reliable presence up front, even if that’s not saying much.
Kevin Zeitler is waiting in the wings. And as long as the Packers avoid more Jacob Monk, who is managing a quad injury, Donovan Jennings, or a not-yet-ready Jager Burton, Morgan is the most obvious red flag on the line.
That’s a hard fall for a player who looked encouraging in camp and flashed real left tackle ability in the preseason. Maybe that was more illusion than preview. Right now, it’s looking that way.
And at some point, the bigger concern goes beyond a rough stretch. The Packers spent a first-round pick on Morgan in 2024, and so far that investment has not paid off.
He still has time, but there isn’t much here to suggest a major turnaround is coming. The idea of Green Bay picking up his fifth-year option next offseason looks dead in the water.
Morgan is also the lone first-rounder and by far the highest-drafted player on the offensive line. Moving him to left tackle, where he played at Arizona State, was supposed to help him settle in after his struggles at guard. It hasn’t worked out that way.
None of this happens in a vacuum, of course. Green Bay’s line has been a mess almost across the board.
Bako-Bewele is done for the year. Aaron Banks isn’t healthy.
The veteran experience disappeared with him. Communication has been a major issue.
That kind of environment is hardly ideal for a young lineman trying to find his footing.
Still, Morgan hasn’t escaped the grade of the moment. On a line full of problems, he’s somewhere in the bad-to-ugly range, and that’s enough to put him under the brightest spotlight. It’s not entirely fair to pin everything on him, but if this keeps going, it will be hard not to.
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