The Packers’ offensive line has been a mess for much of the season, but Jordan Morgan is starting to look like the kind of player who can change the conversation.
Green Bay is only halfway through the year, and there are signs the unit is getting better at both protecting Jordan Love and opening space for the run game. Morgan sits at the center of that progress.
The left tackle, a first-round pick by the Packers in 2024 out of the University of Arizona, is now in his third season as a pro and his second as a full-time starter. He has climbed the depth chart over his first three years in Green Bay and taken over the job from Rasheed Walker, who was overwhelmed in the Packers’ Week 8 win over the Carolina Panthers.
Over the last three weeks, Morgan has shown real growth. According to metrics gathered by Carson Caldwell, he has allowed just one hit and one sack since Week 6. His PFF grades have also jumped sharply: 81.7 against Chicago in Week 6, 76.3 in Detroit in Week 7, and 83.7 on Thursday Night Football against Carolina.
He is still viewed as a middle-of-the-pack tackle overall, but the recent stretch has given Green Bay something it badly needed up front: stability.
That matters because the Packers’ offensive line has been one of the worst in the NFL this season, and the team’s hopes of making a late push depend heavily on that group improving. The season has not gone the way the Packers hoped, even with Super Bowl expectations in the background, but there is still half a season left for them to change the story.
Morgan’s early-season numbers show how rough things were. He gave up 22 pressures in pass protection, along with six quarterback hits and five sacks. Most of that damage came in the opening weeks, which makes the recent turnaround stand out even more.
The Panthers game offered another encouraging sign. Jordan Love was not sacked by Carolina, only the second time that has happened to him in eight games this season, and Morgan’s improved pass protection was a big reason why. On the other side, Bryce Young was sacked six times and faced pressure even more often than that.
If Morgan keeps building on this stretch and adds more as a run blocker, he could become the kind of tone-setter this offensive line desperately needs. And if the rest of the group follows his lead, Green Bay still has a chance to make something of the second half.
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