The Green Bay Packers are a few weeks away from starting training camp and beginning preparations for the 2026 NFL season. With that in mind, here is a look at the Packers three positions with the most questions entering training camp for the 2026 season. This is based on a combination of a lack of depth, injury questions and unproven talent at the position. Obviously, injuries, breakthrough players or slumping players can change this equation during the season.

Ranking the Packers Positions with the Biggest Questions Entering Training Camp 2026, Number Three: Kicker

The Packers traded up in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select kicker Trey Smack out of Florida. The rookie has a strong leg and was considered the top kicker available this year. The team released incumbent kicker Brandon McManus shortly after the draft.

But Smack struggled at OTAs and mandatory minicamp. He also has to prove he can kick in the cold and windy conditions at Lambeau Field in the second half of the season.

Lucas Havrisik returns to compete with Smack for the kicking job. He filled in for MacManus when he was injured midseason and set a new Packers franchise record for the longest field goal in team history. Havrisik also has a strong leg but needs to be more consistent. Last year, he missed two extra points in just nine tries during the three games he kicked for the Packers.

One of these two will have to claim the kicking job. The team obviously wants to see Smack get the job. If neither kicker plays well during training camp and the preseason, the Packers may have to look elsewhere for a kicker. This position enters training camp with potential but completely unsettled.

Number Two: Interior Offensive Line

Neither the starters nor the depth players are a sure thing along the interior offensive line. The three presumed starters all have questions attached to them. Left guard Aaron Banks endured a disappointing season last year in part due to injuries. He played through them but failed to live up to expectations. The Packers hope he can remain healthy this season and play up to the level they expected from him when they signed him as a free agent last offseason.

Center Sean Rhyan lost the starting right guard job last year but moved to center when Elgton Jenkins suffered a season-ending injury. Rhyan was serviceable and improved as the season progressed. But he still has to prove he can be good enough to start at center in the NFL.

Right guard Anthony Belton switched from tackle to guard midway through the season. He also graded out poorly according to Pro Football Focus but played a bit better as the season progressed. Like Rhyan, Belton needs to prove he’s good enough and consistent enough to be a starter at his new position.

Other than rookie Jager Burton who looked good at OTAs, there is a lack of experienced depth here. Jacob Monk has seen only limited action in his two NFL seasons, but has more experience than the other candidates on the roster.

Ranking the Packers Deepest Positions Entering Training Camp 2026, Number One: Running Back

Off the field issues pushed running back to the top of this list. We still don’t know the status of Josh Jacobs for this season. As of now, no criminal charges have been filed against him from the alleged domestic violence incident that took place earlier this offseason, although the investigation is ongoing. Even if no criminal charges are brought, the NFL can suspend Jacobs based on their own investigation.

Emanuel Wilson served as the primary backup in each of the last two seasons, but he was not re-signed and is now with the Seahawks. That leaves MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks as the next two players on the depth chart.

Lloyd has played just one NFL game in two seasons in the league due to injuries. If he can stay healthy, he has the potential to become a dangerous change of pace back, but he hasn’t proven anything yet at the NFL level.

Brooks was RB3 the last two seasons. He gives the team solid but unspectacular play as a runner and receiver. His biggest strength is his ability to pass block and pick up blitzes and stunts.

If Jacobs gets injured or suspended, the Packers have no proven running back who has been a starter in the NFL behind him. This leaves running back as the position group with the most questions as of now.

 

 

 

 

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