As we head towards free agency, I have been looking at players who fit with the Green Bay Packers based onparameters I set on how they should allocate their resources this offseason to fill their biggest needs. We started withcorner and theinterior defensive line. Now we focus on the offensive line.
Despitelikely losing two starters in Rasheed Walker and Elgton Jenkins, the Packers can easily put together a starting offensive line by moving Jordan Morgan to LT, keeping Aaron Banks, and re-signing Sean Rhyan. However, Green Bay’s issues are building for the future and depth. Therefore, we’ll be looking for cheaper free agents and multiple draft picks to build depth and develop players for the future.
The Packers would be wise to look in free agency for a depth piece or two, even if they bring back Rhyan and Banks — especially with the uncertainty surrounding Zach Tom and his recovery from knee surgery. The line looked better once Anthony Belton and Rhyan stepped in. However, it was byno means great. Green Bay should look to bring in competition across the board to find the best five possible.
Free Agency
One of the top prizes of all of free agency is Baltimore Ravens center Tyler Linderbaum. I expect Green Bay to be interested because Linderbaum is awesome and would solve many problems.
However, unless they’re willing to blow up theminimal cap space they’re going to have in future years by cutting bait with Banks and moving other money around to fit Linderbaum in and go all in this year, don’t expect the Packers to be in the Linderbaum sweepstakes.
Alijah Vera-Tucker is a more reasonable target for the Packers. Vera-Tucker has been good when healthy, but has been unable to stay that way. Cade Mays fits a lot of what Green Bay covets in free agents, being under 27 and still ascending as a player. James Daniels is still just 28 despite having eight years of experience. Lastly, Teven Jenkins has continued to play solid ball despite being a free agent for the second time in two offseasons.
Wyatt Teller and Mekhi Becton are interesting players who teams have cut or areexpected to cut, and neither would affect Green Bay’s comp picks. However, neither is a long-term solution, and the Packers typically don’t covet veteran mercenaries.
Draft
Gennings Dunker – T/G – Iowa
Dunker is an early favorite of the fanbase. He has an awesome name and awesome hair, and he played in the Big 10.
As we head into NFL Draft season, New Heights officially has a favorite prospect pic.twitter.com/WusVLeUSmm
— New Heights (@newheightshow) February 10, 2026
Not only that, but he also fits the Packers draft archetype. Green Bay is in the market for interior linemen rather than tackles, since Zach Tom and Jordan Morgan are likely locked in at LT and RT for years. However, Green Bay typically doesn’t draft guards to play guards because it values position versatility. Dunker is a college tackle who’s likely to play guard. He also fits right into Green Bay’s height and weightthreshold at 6’5”, 315 lbs.
The Packers met with Iowa OL Gennings Dunker at The Senior Bowl, per source. pic.twitter.com/JkpjXqIm82
— Easton Butler (@Easton__Butler) January 30, 2026
Jake Slaughter – C – Florida
Green Bay doesn’t typically draft guards to play guard. However, they will draft centers to play center, and Slaughter (another awesome name) is in the conversation to be the top true center in the draft. So are Sam Hecht and Connor Lew (who has atorn ACL), who are two other names to keep an eye on. We’ll get more accurate measurements this week in Indy.
However, right now, all three are nearly identical at around 6’3” to 6’4” and just over 300 lbs., which fits right into Green Bay’sthresholds for interior offensive linemen.
Slaughter, 23, is the oldest of the three and is projected to goslightly later because of that, which is why I’m focusing on him. He was the best college player of the three with extended experience. He started 37 games over his final three seasons and finished all three years with a top-10PFF Grade among centers, meaning he might be able to play immediately.
If Green Bay decides to let Rhyan walk or move on from Banks, Slaughter is a guy I trust can come in and compete tomorrow. Even if you decided to keep Rhyan and Banks, you’re likely moving on from one or both next offseason. Then, you’ll feel really good about Slaughter coming in and starting.
Keylan Rutledge – G – Georgia Tech
If the Packers are looking to continue getting bigger in the interior, as they have with the signings of Banks and by drafting Belton, then they should target Rutledge. At Georgia Tech, Rutledge was a road-grading guard for one of college football’s most run-heavy offenses.
At 6’4” 330 lbs., Rutledge fits much more into the Belton and Banks mold that the Packers have recently coveted over their traditional smaller parameters in the past. He played guard in college, but could alsopotentially play center. Rutledge is ranked 87th on theconsensus big board.
Pat Coogan – G/C – Indiana
After transferring from Notre Dame to Indiana in 2025, Coogan was a key cog on the Hoosiers’ dominant,National Championship-winning offensive line. His teammate, Carter Smith, was an early favorite to be the Packers fan base draft crush. However, he decided to return to Indiana for his senior season, so we turn our attention to Coogan.
It has been the honor and privilege of a lifetime. 16-0. National Champions. Go Hoosiers Forever. pic.twitter.com/JqHb7VtMFr
— Pat Coogan (@coogs53) January 26, 2026
Coogan was theRose Bowl MVP and would be another college center who would likely come in to play center in Green Bay. However, he started at guard in 2023.
At 6’5” 311 lbs., Coogan again fits the profile of a Packers center. He’s just one pound away from Josh Myers’s exact height and weight coming out of college. He graded out as elite in every category onPFF. Despite his accolades, Coogan is ranked just 143rd on theconsensus big board.