Green Bay Packers Depth Chart
- NFC North
- Stadium
- Lambeau Field
- Head Coach
- Matt LaFleur
- Offensive Coordinator
- Nathaniel Hackett
- Defensive Coordinator
- Joe Barry
- Special Teams Coach
- Maurice Drayton
- Defensive Scheme
- 3-4
Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara (concussion) is listed as doubtful for Monday Night Football against the Lions. The 24-year-old did not practice all week long and seems like a lock to be inactive. He played in 8.8 percent of offensive and 27.3 percent of special teams snaps last week. Assuming Deguara is held out, Dominique Dafney would likely serve as the team's No. 3 tight end.
Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara (concussion) is in the league's concussion protocol ahead of the Monday night game against the Detroit Lions, and he missed practice on Thursday and Friday. Deguara suffered a head injury in the season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers and seems unlikely to play this Monday night. The 24-year-old tight end ended up playing only 8.8 percent of the offensive snaps in Week 1, and he wasn't targeted in the passing attack. Robert Tonyan will remain Green Bay's primary pass-catching tight end, and Marcedes Lewis and Dominique Dafney could see more snaps if Deguara is unable to pass through the league's concussion protocol in order to play against Green Bay.
Green Bay Packers linebacker Za'Darius Smith (back) is heading to Injured Reserve on Friday. Although Smith was able to play in the Week 1 loss to the New Orleans Saints, his back has been bothering him since the start of training camp, and he played in just 29 percent of the defensive snaps in the season opener. The 29-year-old will miss at least the next three weeks. In his absence, Rashan Gary and Preston Smith will be asked to step up in the pass-rush department for the Packers. Losing your best pass-rusher is never a good thing, but the Packers defense/special teams is on the streaming radar in Week 2 on Monday night against a pretty bad Detroit Lions offense.
Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan will try and shake off a poor performance Week 1 against the Saints this Sunday against the Lions. Tonyan caught only two passes for eight yards last week but, to be fair, no one on the Packers experienced success. Roll the calendar forward one week and now the Packers get a prime chance to bounce back against a bad Lions defense. Tonyan posted only 61 combined yards against Detroit last season but caught a touchdown in both games. Tonyan will need a touchdown to post TE1 numbers in Week 2.
Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon should see more chances for success in Week 2 against the Lions. Dillon saw only four carries for 19 yards in the team's dismal offensive effort Week 1 against the Saints. But brighter days are ahead against a Lions defense that allowed the most fantasy points to opposing runners last season. Teammate Aaron Jones is the clear-cut RB1 in the team's offense but the coaching staff thinks Dillon can have some success as well. Despite the strong matchup, Dillon is not ready for starting lineups but needs to be rostered and stashed in all fantasy formats.