Part 10 of our 90-to-1 countdown of the Green Bay Packers’ roster includes two projected starting offensive linemen, as well as Dontayvion Wicks, MarShawn Lloyd and Anders Carlson.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will take a 90-man roster to the field for the first practice of training camp on July 22.
At 5-foot-8 3/4 and 220 pounds with 4.46 speed in the 40, Lloyd, indeed, is explosive. Among running backs in the draft class with at least 100 carries in 2023, Lloyd was No. 2 in yards per carry and No. 1 in yards per reception. He wasn’t used much in the passing game – teams rarely blitzed quarterback Caleb Williams and Williams typically threw to his receivers – so that will be the test on how much he plays.
“I was really able to showcase that I’m able to play at this level, as well as show myself that I can play at this level,” he said during OTAs. “In that last game blocking Arik Armstead a couple times, going back and forth with him, it’s fun. It’s good. It’s comforting knowing that I can still play the game to the level that I expect myself to. The ceiling is still high.”
Among all NFL receivers who averaged at least two catches per game, Wicks was fourth with an explosive-catch rate of 46.2 percent. He led the Packers’ receiver corps with nine forced missed tackles, according to Pro Football Focus. After missing most of his rookie season with a knee injury, he started all 17 games in 2022. That should have been the jumping-off point for 2023. But it wasn’t. Starting 17 games once again, Myers didn’t take that big step forward that anyone had hoped or expected.
“Every day, get better. That’s where Josh excelled last year,” offensive line coach Luke Butkus said. “He did get better as the year went on and he had command of this offense and took charge, was a little bit more vocal toward the end in commanding this offense. So, what do we need from him? Just to get better every single day. Keep improving.”
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