The Packers used their Tuesday off day to keep turning over the bottom of the roster, bringing in six players for workouts as they try to patch a practice squad that suddenly looks thin in a few spots.
Green Bay has already been busy on the defensive line side of things. After trying out quarterback Cam Miller and defensive lineman Eric Johnson II on Monday, the team came back Tuesday and evaluated more bodies, including two more defensive linemen as it deals with a position group that is currently empty on the practice squad after Nazir Stackhouse and Jaden Crumedy were claimed by other 53-man rosters.
According to the NFL transaction wire, the six players who worked out were wide receivers Nick Nash, Bryce Oliver and Quincy Skinner, edge rusher Cruz Smith, and defensive linemen Zxavian Harris and Jalen Hunt.
The receiver group is worth watching, too. The Packers announced the release of Chris Hilton Jr. on Tuesday, which left Isaiah Neyor as the only receiver on the 17-man practice squad. Green Bay now has 14 practice squad players under contract, so it can sign as many as three players without needing another corresponding move.
Nash brings the most intrigue among the receivers. He was an All-American in 2024 after making the jump from quarterback to receiver at San Jose State. After that, he spent his rookie regular season on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad and was in Washington Commanders training camp until he was cut this offseason.
Oliver has taken a longer road. He began at Kentucky in the SEC before moving to Youngstown State in the FCS, where he became a two-time all-conference player.
He’s listed at 6’1” but has a 6’5” wingspan, and that helped keep him on NFL radars over the last three seasons with the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns. In total, he has played 13 regular-season games, all with Tennessee, and logged 97 offensive snaps and 104 special teams snaps.
He also returned three kicks for 113 yards, including a long of 54.
Skinner’s college résumé came at Vanderbilt, where he finished with 66 catches for 809 yards and eight touchdowns. He has spent time with the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets, though he has not appeared in an NFL regular-season game.
Cruz Smith remains something of a mystery. He was listed without a college and has never shown up on the NFL transaction report before. It’s possible he is an international player pathways project addition.
Harris is probably the most recognizable name of the group, and not for the usual reasons. While at Mississippi, he was arrested twice.
The first arrest included charges of DUI, reckless driving, being a minor in possession, not using headlights and running a stop sign. The second came on charges of domestic violence and obstructing arrest.
The 6’8”, 330-pound Harris went undrafted in the 2026 draft, with off-field issues playing a major role, and later signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was released in August, then attempted to make his way back to college football to play for former Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin at LSU. Harris never practiced with the Tigers, unlike tight end Daq’Quan Wright, but both players were enrolled before LSU finalized a roster that included neither of them.
Hunt fits the classic nose tackle mold. He played at Michigan State before transferring to Cincinnati, then signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars for $215,000 guaranteed, which would have made him one of the better-paid undrafted Packers this offseason. He stayed with Jacksonville until cutdowns, briefly joined the New England Patriots’ practice squad and worked out with the New York Giants on Monday.
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