The Packers’ wide receiver group has taken on a strange shape, and the oddest part is how little bulk it actually has. That stands out in Green Bay, where Matt LaFleur has long leaned toward bigger receivers who can help in the run game, even if that means giving up some speed to get it.
Right now, Christian Watson is the lone receiver who really fits that mold. And even he is a special case, maybe the clearest height/weight/speed type the Packers have had at the position in recent memory.
Beyond Watson, the room skews small. Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden aren’t built like power forwards, while Bo Melton and Skyy Moore survive in other ways - by playing bigger than their measurements or by leaning into the strengths that smaller receivers bring.
Savion Williams is the exception only if you’re being very loose with the word receiver. The Packers still seem to be figuring out exactly what he is, and he still does not look like a true wideout.
Coming into the 2025 draft, the read on Williams was simple enough: massive athlete, raw route runner, still learning the craft. With a season’s worth of evidence, that picture hasn’t really changed.
At best, he remains a rough receiver prospect. At worst, he looks like an elite athlete dropped onto the field and told to sort it out.
That’s why Thursday night mattered for the Packers’ other big-bodied options. Isaiah Neyor and J. Michael Sturdivant both fit the height/weight/speed profile, and both came away looking far more comfortable in the role.
Neyor, who already showed up in the Packers’ playoff loss to the Bears last season, is listed at a little over 6-foot-4 and 218 pounds. He also turned in excellent pre-draft workout numbers in 2025 before joining Green Bay as an undrafted free agent. On Thursday, he caught four passes for 34 yards across 37 snaps, which led the team in both categories.
Sturdivant is a touch smaller, a touch lighter, and a touch faster, but he still belongs in the big-receiver conversation. He also drew attention from Paul Noonan for the way he produced in college despite limited opportunities. Against the Bears, Sturdivant played 26 snaps and finished with two catches for 26 yards.
The numbers were solid enough. What really stood out was how composed both receivers looked.
They weren’t flailing around trying to survive the moment. They were steady, controlled, and in command of what they were doing.
In that old-school scouting language, they looked like football players.
That’s not something Williams can say yet. He’s a second-year third-round pick, so the odds of him getting cut are extremely slim.
But if the Packers want a big-bodied receiver who actually plays like one, Neyor and Sturdivant are making a strong case. They may begin the year on the practice squad, but if Williams keeps looking more like a gadget player than a legitimate wide receiver, it won’t take long for those two to push their way up.
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