Jordan Love is heading into the 2026 season with some real questions hanging over the Packers’ offense, and the biggest ones are lined up right in front of him.
Green Bay did lock up Christian Watson and Jayden Reed this offseason, but the offensive line remains the glaring issue. Josh Jacobs’ legal saga is part of the backdrop too, though the focus here is on the blockers who have the clearest impact on Love and Matt LaFleur’s offense. And as training camp opens, there’s no shortage of concern in the trenches.
The first and most obvious question centers on Sean Rhyan and Aaron Banks, two expensive bets that already look shaky. Rhyan is set to open as the Packers’ starting center after signing a three-year, $33 million extension, even though he finished dead last among 37 qualifying centers in PFF’s pass-blocking grades in 2025. He has played more right guard than center in his NFL career, which makes the decision to hand him an average annual value of eight figures look even harder to justify.
Banks is in a similar spot. Last offseason’s big free-agent splash graded out as PFF’s 55th-best guard out of 79 who played enough snaps to qualify, and his cap hits in 2027 and 2028 are set to total just under $50 million.
Rhyan hasn’t even taken a snap since signing his new deal, and Banks is only one season into a four-year, $77 million contract. Right now, the answer on both is simple: “yes.”
They’re major liabilities until proven otherwise.
Then there’s Zach Tom, the one proven veteran the Packers can really lean on. A partially torn patellar tendon limited him to 12 games last season, and that injury has a nasty reputation for derailing offensive linemen.
Tom’s case is slightly better because it wasn’t a complete tear, but he still missed all offseason practices while recovering from surgery. He avoided the PUP list and can practice right away, but the real question is how quickly he can get back to full speed.
That matters because Tom was a top-10 tackle by PFF’s metrics last year, and Green Bay needs that version of him back in a hurry. The season opens at Minnesota against Brian Flores’ swarming, hyper-aggressive, blitz-heavy Vikings defense, which is about as rough a first test as a line could draw.
The final piece is Jordan Morgan, who now gets his shot at left tackle after Rasheed Walker left for Carolina. The 2024 first-round pick came into the league with a left tackle résumé from Arizona, but the Packers have moved him all over the place since drafting him. He’s lined up at every spot except center, and now he finally gets to settle back into his natural position.
Morgan has only 51 NFL snaps at left tackle, so the sample is tiny, but the pressure is enormous. Protecting Love’s blind side for Green Bay is no small assignment, and Morgan’s performance will go a long way toward deciding how functional this offense can be.
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