The Green Bay Packers have a number of impending free agents this off-season. And while the team will easily get under the salary cap and be able to make some signings when the new league year begins in March, the fact of the matter is that they will not be bringing back many of their own players that will hit market.
Romeo Doubs, for example, is likely going to go elsewhere because the Packers already have a deep and talented wide receiver room. He will thrive more on another team where he can get more regular targets.
Indeed, the selections of Matthew Golden and Savion Williams in the 2025 NFL Draft all but determined that last season was Doubs’ last in a Packers uniform.
Similarly, the selection of Jordan Morgan in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft meant Rasheed Walker, too, had an expiration date in Green Bay.
Green Bay Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker is predicted to be a bust in 2026
Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) blocks Washington Commanders defensive end Dorance Armstrong (92) during the second quarter of their game Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Walker, of course, took over as the starting left tackle after Week One of the 2023 NFL season when David Bakhtiari went down with an injury. And while he has remained in that role ever since, the Packers never gave him the job outright without him having to compete for it.
Now scheduled to hit free agency, Walker is projected to get a contract worth around $20 million a year. Obviously, the Packers are not going to be the ones to give him that kind of money.
According to Bleacher Report, whoever does is likely going to come away disappointed as he made their list of eight likely free agent busts in 2026:
“AsMike Oldacres wrote for Packers Wire, Walker has his issues as well:
“‘He is just below average in PFF’s pass block efficiency metric, which encompasses a player’s pass blocking as a whole, ranking in the 46th percentile overall and the 48th on true drop backs. The former seventh-round pick has provided perfectly workable left tackle play, but not much more.
“‘Walker is one of the poorest run blockers in the NFL, at least based on PFF’s grading. His zone block grade ranks in just the 15th percentile over the last three seasons and his gap scheme block grade sits in the 36th percentile. He ranks in the 22nd percentile for overall run block grade.’
“Those deficiencies won’t stop some team from breaking the bank with Walker—even capable blindside tackles don’t hit the open market that often.
“But the four-year, $81.1 million contract projected for Walker in free agency looks eerily similar to Moore’s contract—a classic overpay that will be followed by a so-so season that will leave his new team with buyer’s remorse and looking for an out two or three years into the deal.”
The criticism of Walker is fair based on his play. After all, there is a reason the Packers decided to draft his successor (Morgan) two years before he hit free agency.
That all being said, one should not overlook the fact that Walker accomplished more in the NFL career than many thought he would. He was not drafted by Green Bay until the seventh round in 2022, and he ended up being a three-year starter.
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