Luke Getsy returned to Green Bay and was named the Senior Offensive Assistant for the Packers for 2025. Jordan Love worked previously with Getsy when he was with the Packers in 2021 as the QB coach and pass game coordinator. Getsy left Green Bay to become the Bears OC for 2022-23 and followed that up with a stint in Las Vegas as the Raiders OC for 2024. The chemistry and health should lead to Love getting back on track in 2025.
QB: Jordan Love
Love dealt with multiple injuries throughout last year, which led to a change in his play. After starting the first 8 games attempting 32 passes per game and averaging 260 ypg with 16 TDs and 11 INTs, he saw his role change to more of a game manager down the stretch.
Love finished the last 7 games only attempting 24 attempts per game with 187 ypg passing with 9 TDs and 0 INTs. When tasked with turning it back on in the playoffs, he couldn’t. In a 22-10 loss to the Eagles, Love attempted 33 passes in which he completed only 61% 212 yards, 0 TDs / 3 INTs.
RB: Josh Jacobs
The biggest beneficiary from Love’s change in style of play was Jacobs as he recorded 14 rushing TDs over his last 10 games after only having 1 in his first 7 games. Jacobs led a Green Bay rushing attack last year that was 5th in the NFL in rush yards per game and per play.
While Jacobs is only 27 years old, there’s only 5 NFL RBs on active rosters with more touches in their career than Jacobs’ 1,800+. Also troublesome is the fact that in Jacob’s stellar 2022 season he got ever so close to the no-no number of 400 touches with 393. He missed 4 games the following year, seeing his ypc drop from 4.9 to 3.5 before the bounce back ‘24 campaign.
RB: MarShawn Lloyd
Lloyd is almost the forgotten man in the Green Bay backfield after Jacobs’ stellar year and with the performances of unheralded RBs, Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks each averaging over 4.9 ypc. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water, there’s a reason the Packers made him a Top-100 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
RB: Emanuel Wilson
Wilson benefited from Love’s change in the style of play after the injuries and early onslaught of interceptions, combined with Lloyd’s injury. He made the most of the opportunity by averaging 4.9 ypc on 100+ carries for 500+ yards and 4 TDs. Three of those TDs came in each of the last 3 games of the year when the Packers were limiting Love’s throws.
WR: Romeo Doubs
Doubs missed 4 games in a season due to injuries for the 2nd time in his 3 year career. Having multiple concussions in the same season is extremely troublesome. Doubs started the year recording 26 receptions for 384 yards (14.8 ypr). His last 6 games saw a sharp drop of almost 4 yards per reception, going from 14.8 to 10.9 with 20 catches for 217 yards.
WR: Jayden Reed
Reed was the 2nd most targeted WR on the Packers (75), following Dontayvion Wicks (76) and just 3 more than Doubs (72), despite Doubs playing in 4 less games than Wicks and Reed. Reed led Green Bay with 55 receptions for 857 yards. Reed put up a 73% catch rate while averaging 15.6 yards per catch while hauling in 6 TDs.
Despite only starting 4 of the first 9 games Reed thrived with 36 receptions for 620 yards (17.2 ypr) with a 77% catch rate. He started 6 of the last 8 games but only recorded 19 receptions for 237 yards (12.5 ypr) with a 68% catch rate.
WR: Matthew Golden
While he’s not a finished prospect, what he already does well sticks out. He has an ability to float when highpointing and wisely secures the catch away from defenders attempting to break up the reception at the mesh point. He uses his 4.2 speed wisely to break back on stop routes to protect the throw and create room to separate.
WR: Dontayvion Wicks
Despite seeing the most targets on the team for 2024, he recorded the same amount of receptions (39) that he hauled in as a rookie the previous season. His catch rate plummeted almost 16%, down to 51% last year, despite his yards per target almost being cut in half year-over year, from 10.0 to 5.5.
WR: Christian Watson
Watson put up an insane 21.4 ypr in 2024 (2nd among WRs with at least 20 receptions – Alec Pierce). Yet, once again he struggled with injuries, most importantly tearing his ACL at the end of the season. He’s a dynamic big-play threat for Green Bay, when healthy, but the addition of 2 Top-100 draft picks puts pressure on him to return and stay healthy.
TE: Tucker Kraft
Over the last 9 games of the 2023 season, Kraft took over for Luke Musgrave at tight end, who had played predominantly during the first 10 games of the pair’s rookie season. Kraft went for 29 / 350 / 2 during that stretch with 12.1 ypr and a 76% catch rate. Musgrave’s stats over the first 10 games were 33 / 341 / 1 with 10.3 ypr and a 73% catch rate.
In 2024, Kraft took the job and ran with it. Last season, in 17 starts Kraft put up 50 / 707 / 7 with a 14.1 ypr. Only George Kittle (14.2) had a higher yards per reception among tight ends. Kraft finished 6th in receiving yards among TEs.
BREAKOUT PLAYER: Matthew Golden
Golden should step right in with Doubs and Reed. He’s an upgrade over Wicks and can fill Watson’s role by utilizing a head fake with his jab step to buckle defensive backs knees while exploding out of his plant foot to space for the big plays. Doubs and Watson always miss time and Wicks didn’t produce despite leading the team in targets.
BUST: Josh Jacobs
A year after totaling almost 1,700 yards and 16 TDs, Jacobs will follow-up as he’s done every other year of his career by missing 2-4 games. Lloyd’s return to the lineup combined with last year’s showing of Wilson and Brooks at running back will lead to the Packers looking to keep Jacobs fresh and to lengthen his career by easing his workload.
The bulk of Jacobs touchdowns came in 2024 due to the Packers limiting Love’s throws and the risks associated with them down the stretch. He won’t get that bump in 2025. Jacobs will fail to hit 250 carries, 1,000 rush yards or double-digit TDs this season.
SLEEPER: MarShawn Lloyd
Wilson recorded 100+ rushes last year with Lloyd out, despite Jacobs playing a full 17 games. The bulk of those carries will go to Lloyd this season. Also, Lloyd will record some starts when Jacobs misses time. Wilson and even Brooks will still have a role but Lloyd is the back that will step up with 500+ rushing yards and 5 touchdowns in 2025.
BOLD PREDICTION: Jordan Love
Love threw 15 TD passes in his first 5 games of 2024 before the injuries kept piling up on him. Green Bay limited the passing attack but still took calculated risk which led to them finishing the 2024 season with the 3rd-most passing yards per play (7.95) with only the Ravens and Lions being more explosive than a banged up Love.
Now, fully healthy, with Getsy’s return and a rookie receiver that even the Packers valued enough to select in the 1st round (first time since 2002 – Javon Walker) expect Love to shine. 4,200 yards and 40 TDs on deck for this season.
