At this point in the offseason, when we’re all waiting around for the start of training camp, we start having wild, but sometimes creative conversations. Davis Mattek sparked one on X last week:
Assuming every player is at their athletic peak, which NFL player would win a game of 11v11 football if all teams teams were made up of 22 clones of the same guy?
— Davis Mattek (@DavisMattek) July 7, 2025
George Kittle was my answer. Kittle is an elite pass catcher, blocker, and ball carrier, which encompasses three of the four phases of the offense. On defense, he possesses the size and strength to play on the defensive line and edge, as well as the physicality to excel at linebacker. However, opposing teams would probably expose him as a quarterback and defensive back.
However, a run-heavy offense could mitigate his flaws as a quarterback. He also possesses the athleticism and movement skills to hold his own as a DB against other popular options, such as Josh Allen and Cam Newton. Allen and Newton would have more glaring flaws as receivers and blockers on offense and essentially everywhere on defense, despite being physical specimens and elite ball throwers.
Let’s look at this from Green Bay’s perspective, though.
First, a few caveats. I am only using the playersOurlads lists on Green Bay’s depth chart. I’m using the current version of each player, and they don’t get any practice. We’re cloning them and sending them out on the field immediately. Finally, all players are healthy.
When evaluating each player, physical attributes, size, and athleticism are the first things to come to mind. To be able to play every position on the field, you need to be big enough and athletic enough to size up to positions on the offensive and defensive lines. Still, you can’t be so big that you can’t size down to positions like DB.
That eliminates small players, like Jayden Reed, who could theoretically be a fun answer due to his offensive versatility. However, he would be playing with no offensive or defensive line, and large players like Zach Tom or Kenny Clark. Tom and Clark are great athletes for their positions and would dominate the lines, but they would not move well enough to play any other position.
On offense, the other metrics I used to evaluate each player were their abilities as a passer, ball carrier, receiver, and blocker. On defense, I evaluated their skills as a pass rusher, tackler, and coverage player.
The top eight guys I came up with were:
Jordan Love
Love had to be on this list because he’s by far the best passer on the team. While he’s not an elite athlete, he possesses a base level of size and athleticism that enables him to compete effectively against most other players.
Still, outside of QB, there’s not a position he’d excel at, even in a world like this. Ultimately, a defense led by 11 Jordan Loves and an offensive line of Jordan Loves blocking would offer little resistance, and opponents would exploit that.
Jordan Love can run! pic.twitter.com/VlyQ8JvOnr
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) January 15, 2025
Josh Jacobs
Jacobs is on the smaller side, but he is heavy enough at 5’10”, 223 lbs. to play multiple positions. He’s a good enough pass protector that he’d create one of the more elite offenses in this context.
Considering most players in this world aren’t great throwers of the football, most offenses will be run-heavy, and Jacobs is the best runner on the team. Jacobs will also get dirty on the defensive and offensive lines to muck it up enough for the positions that he’d more naturally fit at, like linebacker, safety, and, of course, running back.
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Savion Williams
Williams is one of the more fun players for this exercise. A 6’4” 222 lbs., elite athlete, who was a high schoolquarterback and thrived as both a receiver and runner in college, is the exact archetype you would want.
However, we’ve never seen Williams play against NFL athletes. Therefore, we have no idea which, if any, traits translate to the NFL. Still, in this world, he’s not playing against NFL defenses. He’s playing against defenses led by 11 Jordan Loves.
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— Brady Balhorn – BNB Football (@BnbFootball) April 26, 2025
Tucker Kraft
Kraft is the closest thing Green Bay has to George Kittle. He has the size and athleticism to play almost any position on offense and defense. He played running back and linebacker in high school and plays tight end in the NFL. Kraft was also a punter in high school, which could come in handy, but I’m not giving special teams contributions much weight.
He’d be a flawed quarterback and defensive back. Still, like with Kittle, the ball will be in Kraft’s hands 100% of the time. That’s a scary sight for any defender, even if he’s not a great thrower, and I wouldn’t count him out as being one of the better throwers on the team.
Defensively, the opposing player must exploit the limitations of a DB. There aren’t many players who would be able to do that as a passer and a receiver.
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— zach jacobson (@zacobson) June 7, 2025
Edgerrin Cooper
Cooper is the defensive version of Kraft. He has the perfect blend of size and athleticism to excel at most positions. He also played both running back and linebacker in high school. Cooper would be the best defense in this exercise.
The combination of his physicality and speed would create nightmares for opposing players. However, he’d have some trouble with some aspects of the offense, such as blocking. Still, his size and speed would overwhelm most other players.
3 straight minutes of Edgerrin Cooper showing everyone he should have been a 1st round pick. Remember this cut up when he makes All Pro this season 🧀🏈 pic.twitter.com/du4zTMxdmt
— Packerfan Total Access- Clayton (@packers_access) July 12, 2025
Christian Watson
Despite an injury-plagued and rollercoaster start to his career, Watson is still an exceptional athlete. As a 6’4”, 209 lb. receiver with a 9.96RAS score, there aren’t many players like him in the NFL.
On offense, he can run routes, catch, and carry the ball better than most. He’s also the best blocking WR on the team. His dad was a safety in the NFL, and his brother was a linebacker at Maryland, so there’s defensive pedigree in the family.
However, we’ve never seen Watson play defense, and he’s a bit on the lighter side. So, there would be questions as to whether he’d be able to hold up against a bigger team.
CHRISTIAN. WATSON. 58 YARDS. REDEMPTION. TOUCHDOWN. BACKFLIP. WOW. #GOPACKGO pic.twitter.com/JXcgYm1mSS
— 𝐽𝐸𝑁 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝐾 🧀 (@BigMack_4) November 13, 2022
Bo Melton
Melton had to be included because if he’s able to make the CB experiment work, he’d be the only true two-way player on the team and one of the only such players in the NFL.
Still, despite being a two-way player, he plays two positions suited for smaller athletes, and he’s on the small side of those positions. Therefore, he’d have a hard time sizing up to play on the offensive and defensive lines.
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— Brandon Murchison (@RotoSuperstar) July 13, 2025
Malik Willis
Willis is the poor man’s version of Cam Newton or Josh Allen. He’s smaller and less skilled. Still, in a world where he’s only going against other Packers players and not Cam Newton, a whole roster of Willises would be an elite team.
His combination of size, speed, athleticism, and throwing is unmatched by anyone else on the roster. Willis isn’t quite big enough to compete on the lines against some guys, but he should be able to out-athlete and out-throw those teams.
The questions for Willis will be whether his defense and offensive lines will hold up enough against a more well-rounded player to let his athleticism and quarterbacking shine.
Malik Willis pic.twitter.com/apUE5hgVo8
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) May 23, 2025
And the winner is…
Ultimately, Jordan Love would get out-athleted, Bo Melton and Josh Jacobs would get out-sized, and Savion Williams would get out-experienced. That leaves us with Tucker Kraft, Malik Willis, Christian Watson, and Edgerrin Cooper.
Cooper’s defense would be dominant. However, his offensive limitations ultimately would hold him back against the offensive juggernauts of Christian Watson, Malik Willis, and Tucker Kraft.
Watson’s athleticism stands out in this context, but he’s not elite at anything outside of his speed and athleticism. Combined with his relatively small stature at 209 lbs., he’s not Green Bay’s best option as an 11 vs. 11 player. Watson’s defense will get overwhelmed by Willis and Kraft’s versatility, and the offense isn’t good enough to keep up with them.
In the final between Tucker Kraft and Malik Willis, Willis’ ability to throw and run stands out. However, the physicality that Kraft can exert on both lines causes significant problems for Willis, and Kraft’s athleticism is sufficient enough to take advantage of that.
Tucker Kraft takes home the Green Bay Packers’ 11-on-11 clone tournament championship.