This is the next in a series of articles providing an in-depth analysis of each position group on the Green Bay Packers for 2025. Today we will analyze the wide receivers. The grades will be for each unit as a whole, but we will give an analysis of each player, their strengths and weaknesses and where they stand heading into the offseason. Here are the grades for the Packers wide receiver in 2025. The marks are based on a combination of expectations and performance. The average grade is a C+.
You can see our final grade for the quarterbacks here, for the defensive tackles here, the running backs here, the linebackers here, tight ends here and defensive ends here, the offensive line here and the secondary here.
The Packers receiving corps dealt with injuries throughout the season. No receiver had 100 catches or 1,000 yards this year. The team does have talent and depth at the position but rarely had all their top players healthy at the same time.
Final Grades for the 2025 Packers Wide Receivers: The Starters
Christian Watson missed the first six games of the season rehabbing from the torn ACL he suffered in last year’s season finale. He played 10 games and made 35 catches for 611 yards and six touchdowns.
Watson makes a big impact on the offense. His rare combination of size and speed forces defenses to account for him and opens up opportunities for teammates even when he doesn’t get the football.
This season, Watson became a more complete receiver. He only dropped one pass all year according to pro-football-reference.com. In addition, Watson wasn’t just being successful on deep patterns this year, he ran short and intermediate routes with consistent success.
Watson has one year left on his current contract. He enters 2026 as the team’s number one receiver. Don’t be surprised if GM Brian Gutekunst signs Watson to an extension this offseason.
Romeo Doubs played consistent football this season and led the team in catches (55) and yards (724) while tying for the team lead with six touchdown catches.
Doubs and quarterback Jordan Love possess great chemistry. Doubs gives the team a reliable short and intermediate target. Love often looks for Doubs on key third down situations or in the red zone.
Doubs will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is unlikely to be back in Green Bay in 2026.
Injuries limited Jayden Reed to just seven games this season but when he played, he remained productive. Reed started the season playing through a Jones fracture in his foot but then suffered a broken collarbone in Week 2. Both injuries required surgery.
He returned for the final five games of the regular season. Reed caught 19 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. He plays mostly out of the slot and gives the team a reliable short and intermediate target. The Packers also use Reed on jet sweeps and end arounds or occasionally line him up in the backfield as a running back. He will enter the final season of his rookie contract this season. If he stays healthy, he has a chance to again be among the team’s top targets in 2026.
Primary Backup Wide Receivers
The Packers made Matthew Golden the first wide receiver the team took in the first round of the NFL Draft since 2002. Golden had a strong preseason and training camp and had an opportunity to play more extensively early in the season with Reed and Watson both out of the lineup.
The rookie showed good hands and only dropped one pass all season. However, he never fully integrated himself into the offense. Golden finished the season with 29 catches for 361 yards. His only touchdown came in the playoff loss in Chicago.
The Packers anticipate Golden will take on a bigger role next season especially if Doubs leaves this offseason via free agency.
Dontavion Wicks played 14 games and started seven. He finished the season with 30 catches for 332 yards and two touchdowns.
Wicks dropped only two passes this season after dropping nine in 2024. The Virginia alum’s best game came on Thanksgiving when he caught six passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns. Consistency remains an issue with Wicks. He faces a critical 2026 season which will be the final year of his rookie deal
The Packers selected Savion Williams in the third round of this year’s draft. The TCU alum returned kicks and was used mostly on gadget plays and schemed touches. In 12 games, Williams caught 10 passes for 78 yards and one touchdown. He also ran the ball 11 times for 37 yards.
Williams gives the Packers a good combination of size and speed but needs to have a better grasp of the playbook to assume a bigger role in the offense.
Final Grades for the 2025 Packers Wide Receivers: Depth Receivers
The Packers officially switched Bo Melton to cornerback during the offseason, but he never actually played defense. Instead, Melton saw action on special teams and filled in at receiver when injuries struck. Melton ended the season on injured reserve himself after getting hurt in the season finale.
Melton caught four passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. He became a favorite of the coaching staff for his ability to contribute in all three phases of the game and his work ethic. He will fight for a roster spot again next season.
Malik Heath started the season with the Packers but he joined the Falcons late in the season. Heath played 11 games with the Packers catching six passes for 86 yards. Heath’s ability to block and his reliability made him an asset as a depth receiver.
Jakobie Keeney-James spent most of the season on the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster for the season finale and started the game. He caught two passes on two targets for 15 yards. Keeney-James will compete for a roster spot in 2026.
Final Grades for the Packers 2025 Wide Receivers
The Packers have talent and depth at the wide receiver position. If he can stay healthy, Watson gives them a potential number one wideout, something they haven’t had since the departure of Davante Adams.
The team needs to utilize the available talent better. That likely involves having the top players on the depth chart getting more targets and the depth players fewer passes.
This group still has potential, but they need to live up to it starting next season. Wicks and Reed will enter contract years while the team will look for Golden and Williams to make second year jumps.
FINAL GRADE: B
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