The Green Bay Packers will open training camp this week with a revamped offensive line for 2026. The team has parted ways with a key starter with former high picks now stepping up as starters. The team has less proven depth, but they have five set starters. The ultimate question will be whether the Packers offensive line will be better in 2026 than it was last season?
Will the Packers Offensive Line Be Better in 2026? Change at the Most Important Position
The Packers parted ways starting left tackle Rasheed Walker after he struggled through a disappointing 2025. He signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers. Now, the Packers are turning to 2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan to take over at left tackle this season.
Morgan has seen only limited action at left tackle in his first two seasons with the Packers. Last season, he outplayed Walker in training camp, but head coach Matt LaFleur deemed that the best overall five starters, included Morgan at right guard initially. Now, Morgan starts camp as the starter at left tackle and will be charged with protecting the blind side of quarterback Jordan Love.
Morgan feels most comfortable at left tackle which was his college position. He has played every position but center in his first two seasons with the Packers. His best grades came at left tackle, albeit in limited reps.
Protecting the quarterback’s blind side is key and Morgan’s success will be vital to the overall success of the line and the entire offense. We’ll see how he fares in his first full season as a starter at this new but familiar position.
Full Seasons at New Positions
In addition to Morgan, two other starters are at a position they have never started a full season at even if both players finished 2025 at these spots. Center Sean Rhyan started last year as the right guard and was even benched for poor play midseason. He took over at center after the injury to Elgton Jenkins.
Rhyan gives the Packers toughness and intensity in the middle of the offensive line. He has graded out as a better run blocker than pass protector, but he can get more help in that department as a center than he could as a guard.
Meanwhile, 2025 second-round pick Anthony Belton slots in as the right guard. The Packers drafted Belton as a tackle and didn’t cross train him at other positions like they did with Morgan. Yet, when injuries struck, the coaching staff inserted him in his new position.
Belton struggled at first but got a bit better as the season progressed. By the end of the season, he was adequate but wasn’t playing well enough to earn anything resembling Pro Bowl consideration.
The Packers will need both Rhyan and Belton to continue to make progress at their respective “new” positions this season. The depth on the roster isn’t proven so having these players excel will be vital for the success of the offensive line.
Will the Packers Offensive Line Be Better in 2026? Is Bigger Better?
Last year, the Packers tried to make their offensive line bigger and more physical. That didn’t quite work out due to injuries and disappointing play by some players. This year, however, they will again try to be a more physically imposing unit.
Rhyan, Belton, and left guard Aaron Banks are all bigger and more physically imposing than the players they are replacing. The Packers run blocking has been subpar in recent seasons and this bigger group inside is designed to improve the physicality of the line without sacrificing pass protection.
The big question will be whether this group can stay healthy and be better at moving the pile. The Packers have struggled in 3rd or 4th and one situations for far too long despite having some very talented backs in large part due to the struggles of the offensive line. Will that change this season?
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