Three Packers players who could change positions in 2025 as Green Bay looks to get creative with roster flexibility
If there's one characteristic that the Green Bay Packers love when they are scouting players is positional flexibility. You can see that clearly along the offensive line, but also across the entire roster. So it's natural when every year there will be some discussions about players changing positions or playing in different spots for some […]
If there's one characteristic that the Green Bay Packers love when they are scouting players is positional flexibility. You can see that clearly along the offensive line, but also across the entire roster. So it's natural when every year there will be some discussions about players changing positions or playing in different spots for some reason.
This is a list of three Packers players who could do that in 2025.
Elgton Jenkins, guard > center
This is the obvious one, as the Packers have all but officially announced the move. Green Bay allowed Josh Myers to walk in free agency and instead of replacing him one-for-one, the team signed left guard Aaron Banks. The plan was always to move Jenkins to center.
"We feel he has a chance to be an All-Pro center," general manager Brian Gutekunst said back in March.
The idea behind the sequence of moves is that Jenkins will be better than Myers at center, and hopefully Banks will be as good as Jenkins at guard. The problem is that the offensive lineman now wants a new deal.
Jordan Morgan, guard > tackle
Versatility was Morgan’s calling card, and a big reason why the Packers took him in the first round of last year’s draft. In 2024, the coaching staff decided to establish Morgan as a right guard, where he could compete for a starting spot with Sean Rhyan — and he did it until a shoulder injury limited what he could do, and ultimately finished his rookie season.
Now, early indications in OTAs are that Morgan will play everywhere until the staff decides where his best spot is for 2025.
But there is a clear desire from the team to make Morgan work at left tackle. That would be important to maximize his value, not only because tackle is more valuable than guard, but also because incumbent starter Rasheed Walker is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Curiously, second-round rookie Anthony Belton has also primarily practiced at tackle — but on the right side. With Elgton Jenkins skipping OTAs due to a contract dispute, the center with the ones has been second-year player Jacob Monk.
Colby Wooden, defensive tackle > nose tackle
This is the least expected of the three. Wooden had a limited role last year, playing 21.49% of the defensive snaps as a rotational defensive tackle. His primary alignment was as a 3-tech (157 snaps), and he played more as an edge defender (63 snaps combining over and out the tackle) than as a nose tackle (14 snaps). During his contact with the media this week, Kenny Clark mentioned that Wooden has been practicing more at NT, and that's a big opportunity for him.
Theoretically, Clark will play more at nose again, after moving to an almost full-time defensive tackle over the past two years. With TJ Slaton leaving in free agency, there's a clear void up the middle.
Fifth-round pick Warren Brinson can play nose like he did some in college, but it might be risky to bet so much on a Day 3 rookie from the jump. Which means Wooden will have a chance to earn more snaps, and maybe finally surpass Karl Brooks — who was taken two rounds later, but has been more important and productive for the Packers.
This is a tough task for Wooden, though. He entered the NFL as a light defensive tackle, and he played last year with something around 270 pounds. Clark and Brinson are 315 pounds, so Wooden will have to gain a significant amount of weight without losing athleticism to be a real option at nose.
Run defense hasn't been a big part of his game either. Last year, for example, Wooden had a 46.5 run defense grade by PFF, and the ability to generate pressure from the interior fits his playing style better. Colby Wooden was a fourth-round pick in 2023, so he has two years left to play on his rookie contract.
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