Green Bay Packers Depth Chart
- NFC North
- Stadium
- Lambeau Field
- Head Coach
- Matt LaFleur
- Offensive Coordinator
- Nathaniel Hackettt
- Defensive Coordinator
- Mike Pettine
- Special Teams Coach
- Shawn Mennenga
- Defensive Scheme
- 3-4
The Green Bay Packers are expected to re-sign running back/return man Tyler Ervin on an undisclosed one-year deal. Ervin was picked up off waivers midway through last season and gave the Packers a boost in the return game. The 26-year-old had 11 punt returns for 106 yards and also returned six kickoffs for 160 yards in four games in Green Bay in 2019. He did next to nothing on offense, though, carrying the ball just one time for 10 yards and catching two passes for 11 yards. He's strictly a special teams guy and is behind Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams and Dexter Williams on the running back depth chart.
The Green Bay Packers agreed to an undisclosed deal with wide receiver Devin Funchess on Tuesday, according to sources. Funchess made it less than a full game in his only season with the Colts in 2019 when he suffered a clavicle injury in the season opener against the Chargers. He'll bring a big frame as a weapon for quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the passing game, but the Packers are fully expected to address the position in the draft as well. Funchess was a second-round pick of the Panthers in 2015 and has 164 catches for 2,265 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career. He'll add depth behind Davante Adams and will have to compete with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Jake Kumerow and Allen Lazard for playing time.
The Green Bay Packers agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.25 million deal to re-sign tight end Marcedes Lewis on Wednesday, according to a source. The deal includes more than $1 million in guarantees. Lewis spent the last two seasons with the Packers, but he had just 18 catches for 195 yards and one touchdown over that span. Even with Jimmy Graham gone, the veteran tight end will mostly fill a blocking role at the position. If you're targeting a tight end from Green Bay in fantasy, it should be Jace Sternberger. Lewis, 36 in May, was a first-round pick of the Jaguars back in 2006.
The Green Bay Packers agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with linebacker Christian Kirksey on Monday, according to his agency. Kirksey will be reuniting with his former coach in Cleveland and current Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. The former third-round pick has played in just nine games the last two years due to injuries, but he had 130-plus tackles in both 2016 and 2017 and has 11.5 sacks in his six NFL seasons. Green Bay is definitely looking to shore up their run defense, and Kirksey should be able to help with that providing that he can stay on the field. It's a low-risk and potentially high-reward move for the Pack.
The Green Bay Packers will release tight end Jimmy Graham on Thursday, according to a source. Graham, 33, was the highest-paid tight end in the NFL with an average salary of $10 million and was scheduled to cost $11.666 million against the salary cap in 2020, the second-most of any tight end in the league. The veteran tight end's production on the field didn't match his cost, as he had just 38 catches for 447 yards and three touchdowns in 2019, and he's scored only five times in the last two years with Green Bay. The team will save $8 million toward the salary cap with the move, and they are expected to pursue Atlanta Falcons impending free-agent Austin Hooper to replace Graham. If they don't land Hooper, Jace Sternberger should take on a much larger role in the offense. At this point of his career, Graham doesn't appear to have much left and will strictly be a low-upside, touchdown-dependent TE2 in fantasy wherever he lands.