Brian Gutekunst took over as the Green Bay Packers general manager in 2018. There have been seven draft classes since. In four of them, the Packers selected three offensive linemen in the same year.

That happened again in 2024, with Green Bay taking Jordan Morgan, Jacob Monk, and Travis Glover. It follows the franchise's general philosophy of draft and development. Now comes the development part.

This is our third article in the Rookie Report Card series.

Offensive line focus

Big guys are difficult to get, and that's why Gutekunst has prioritized them early and often. This was particularly relevant last year. For the first time, Gutekunst drafted a non-quarterback offensive player in the first round, and it was a lineman.

Tackle and guard hybrid Jordan Morgan was the choice. Throughout the rest of the draft, the Packers also took swing interior lineman Jacob Monk and developmental tackle Travis Glover.

The draft part is done. After a first season without much impact, the most difficult and important part comes. It's time to truly develop them and find them real roles within the offense.

"Those big guys are hard to find. So that's never something we're not going to address. We've been pretty consistent with that in our time here. We very much believe that, with the exception of quarterback, winning in the trenches is how we need to take it done," Gutekunst said after the season. "We've got some decisions to make moving forward on the offensive line, and as we go through that there might be some shuffling around. Getting Jordan Morgan back, now that he's had his shoulder surgery, get him out there on a consistent basis, whether that be at tackle or guard or wherever we decide to play him, it will be really helpful as well."

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Possibilities

The only offensive start for the Packers who is slated to be a free agent in 2025 is center Josh Myers. That creates several possibilities—one of them is to move Elgton Jenkins or Sean Rhyan from guard to center, then putting first-rounder Jordan Morgan in at guard.

As a rookie, Morgan surpassed Sean Rhyan early in training camp and was slated to start. However, a shoulder injury was in his way—and affected all of his season, ending it right after his lone start in Week 9, at left guard, against the Detroit Lions. At that point, Morgan had rotated with Rhyan, which made him play 186 total offensive snaps (17%) in 2024.

But Morgan can also play at tackle. And a competition for him to be the left tackle isn't ruled out by the Packers.

"Versatility is everything, and we do have a versatile group. So we're gonna try to get the best five out there," Gutekunst stressed. "We didn't see him as much at tackle, which is obviously what he played in college, what he was drafted as, just because at the time, going into the season, the opportunities were gonna lie inside. I think this offseason, just depending on how everything takes place through free agency, the draft, we're probably go in the exact same way, whatever we think he's gonna best fit, that's where he's gonna see snaps."

Depth

The Packers retained seven offensive linemen for 2025, and Kadeem Telfort is an exclusive-rights free agent—which implies he will be back as well. Myers and Andre Dillard are the unrestricted free agents. The team added two external pieces, guard Marquis Hayes and center Trey Hill, via future deals, as well as re-signing Donovan Jennings, a guard who spent his entire rookie season on the practice squad.

But the three drafted players are still central to the development plan.

Travis Glover is a tackle, and he was drafted to be a developmental one. However, most of his opportunities as a rookie were at guard, because the Packers had no depth inside. He played 13 snaps in the regular season on offense, and saw extended playing time in the playoffs against the Philadelphia Eagles—it was rough, though, with several penalties that forced the Packers to bench him.

Center Jacob Monk was an even more complicated case. After Morgan went on injured reserve, the fifth-rounder was the only backup interior offensive lineman on the active roster. Yet, he was inactive for most of the games, and the Packers preferred to play Telfort and Glover inside. He finished the season with zero offensive snaps and 43 special teams snaps.

"We're gonna continue to lean on versatility," Gutekunst added. "We have three or four guys on our line that can probably play five spots. I believe in that, that's an asset we have that not all teams have."

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