As the Green Bay Packers continue using premium draft picks on the offensive line, the potential combinations become exponential. There will be competition throughout training camp at tackle and guard. As the Packers always put it, they’ll be looking for “the best five” to start in Week 1.
Here are the three most likely starting offensive line combinations for the Packers.
Rasheed Walker / Aaron Banks / Elgton Jenkins / Sean Rhyan / Zach Tom
Walker will have competition to keep his starting gig at left tackle, and the same can be said for Sean Rhyan at right guard. Earlier in the offseason, and somewhat surprisingly, they said Tom’s job would be competitive. However, after general manager Brian Gutekunst recently mentioned that the team is working towards an extension with the former Wake Forest product, Tom’s job appears to be more than safe.
The most likely combination to kick things off features four of the five starters from last year, minus Josh Myers, who signed with the New York Jets in free agency.
Jordan Morgan, Green Bay’s first-round pick in 2024, will push Walker for the spot at left tackle. However, Walker has been more than fine protecting Jordan Love‘s blind side over the last two years. If the competition is close coming out of the summer, shouldn’t the job go to the guy who’s proven to be a solid starter at the position already?
Elsewhere, Aaron Banks is a lock at left guard in any prediction you have for combinations up front. The same can be said for Elgton Jenkins at center, assuming he doesn’t hold out into the season while awaiting a new deal.
Let’s move on to the next most likely outcome.
Jordan Morgan / Aaron Banks / Elgton Jenkins / Sean Rhyan / Zach Tom
Just one change from the original, and this one plays out with Morgan beating out Walker at left tackle.
Walker, Rhyan, and Tom are entering contract years. The Packers paid Banks big money in free agency, and Jenkins is waiting for a new contract. Green Bay has made a significant investment in the offensive line, and this trend is likely to continue if the Packers hope to retain most of their core.
Tom is in line for a big payday at some point this offseason. As a result of all this, Walker and Rhyan could be the two left on the outside looking in.
Green Bay used a first-round pick on Morgan in 2024 despite Walker and Rhyan serving well in starting roles on the offensive line.
In this scenario, the Packers give the nod to Morgan, who very well could outshine Walker this summer. Considering that Green Bay used such a high pick to select the Arizona product, this would likely be the preferred outcome. The Packers won’t be voicing that thought, though.
Then, there’s the third potential combination.
Rasheed Walker / Aaron Banks / Elgton Jenkins / Jordan Morgan / Zach Tom
Morgan can’t leapfrog Walker at left tackle but catapults past Rhyan at right guard.
How does this make sense?
Although Morgan featured primarily at left tackle in college, Green Bay intermittently used him as a guard in 2024. Morgan played 185 snaps on the offensive line last season; 120 came at right guard, while the other 65 came at left guard. Rhyan would come out of the lineup during games at times and give Morgan some looks.
It’s entirely possible that the Packers will exit the summer being confident and comfortable with Walker at left tackle, but still left wanting to scratch the itch of getting the 2024 first-rounder in the lineup. In this scenario, Morgan slides in and starts at right guard while everything else remains the same.
Someone could put versatility on a banner attached to the back of a plane that hovers around Lambeau Field, and nobody would bat an eye, given how much this coaching staff and front office talk about the importance of that one word. Morgan has plenty of it and can play tackle or guard.
Just for the hell of it, let’s throw out one more combination that gets a little wilder.
Jordan Morgan / Aaron Banks / Elgton Jenkins / Anthony Belton / Zach Tom
In this set of circumstances, Walker and Tom, who are both entering the final year of their rookie deals, are left as depth pieces instead of starters. Green Bay goes with Morgan at left tackle and second-round rookie Anthony Belton at right guard.
Like Morgan, Belton was a multi-year starter at left tackle in college while at North Carolina State. He could project as a guard at the next level, although his frame suggests he might be better suited for tackle.
Green Bay goes a bit scorched earth here and pencils in two really young players up front. However, most believe Belton will be in line to have a starting spot somewhere on the offensive line when the calendar flips to 2026.
Is it likely? Of course not! But it’s only one among a constellation of possibilities for Green Bay’s ever-evolving O-line.