With the 2026 season about to get rolling, the Packers are counting on Devonte Wyatt to be one of the central pieces up front. Green Bay didn’t hand him a three-year, $57 million extension for nothing, even with the memory of a major ankle and leg injury still hanging over the conversation. The message from the team is clear: when Wyatt is right, he matters.
That’s because Wyatt gives the Packers exactly what defenses want in the middle - size, burst and disruption. At 6-foot-3 and 304 pounds, he’s tough to shift and quick enough to cause problems once the ball is snapped. He’s the kind of interior lineman who can wreck a play before it ever gets started.
Since Green Bay took him in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia, Wyatt has piled up 16 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, 30 quarterback hits, three passes defended, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. Those numbers tell the story of a player who can make life miserable for an offense from the inside.
There’s also a edge to his game that shows up in the way he plays. He brings some nastiness to the front, and that only adds to his value on a defense that views him as a key building block.
His 2025 season was interrupted, but he still managed 10 games and 10 starts, finishing with 27 tackles, 15 solo stops, six tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, two passes defended and four sacks. The production was there when he was on the field, and the Packers will be hoping for more of that in 2026.
Green Bay opens the season on Sunday, Sept. 13, against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From there, the schedule keeps the pressure on with a Week 2 trip to MetLife Stadium against the New York Jets and a Week 3 home game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field.
The Packers believe they’re in a Super Bowl window, and that makes players like Wyatt even more important. If he stays healthy and gets back to his top form, he has a chance to anchor the defensive front the way Green Bay thinks he can.
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