The Packers saw a strong season come to an abrupt end against the Bears and dealt with injuries to key players (Tucker Kraft, Micah Parsons) last season. Now, heading into 2026,Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland bring you everything you need to know about the Lions for fantasy football with their fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.

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Green Bay Packers 2026 Team Snapshot

• 2025 Record / Rank in PPG: 9-7-1 / 23.0 (16)
• 2026 Proj TDs per game: 2.7 (rank: 8)
• Head Coach: Matt LaFleur
• Offensive Playcaller: LaFleur (OC Adam Stenavich)
• Projected Plays Per Game: 59.5 (rank: 26)
• Projected Dropback Rate: 56% (rank: 30)
• Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 9.4
• Offensive Line Grade: D+
• Key Departures: Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Emanuel Wilson
• Key Additions: N/A

Packers Fantasy Football Rankings Depth Chart

• QB: Jordan Love (QB17)
• RB: Josh Jacobs (RB14) | MarShawn Lloyd (RB89) | Chris Brooks (RB86)
• WR: Christian Watson (WR31) | Matthew Golden (WR60) | Jayden Reed (WR39)
• TE: Tucker Kraft (TE6)

2026 Fantasy Football Overview For The Green Bay Packers

Jordan Love ranks among the league's very best QBs in EPA per dropback (+0.21, 3rd) and yards per attempt (7.6, 8th) since taking over in 2023. He's a really good quarterback! Unfortunately, less rushing production in 2024 (15.6 fantasy points per game, QB17) and 2025 (15.7, QB21) has prevented Love from returning to 2023 fantasy heights (18.8, QB6).

Josh Jacobs has scored 31 touchdowns in 34 games with the Packers, returning RB8 and RB10 production in PPR points per game along the way. The latter mark would have been better if not for a Week 11 knee injury that severely limited him down the stretch. Jacobs remains a safe bet for low-end RB1 fantasy production as the engine of an offense that ranks eighth in scoring since 2023. MarShawn Lloyd is theoretically the next-man-up after Emanuel Wilson signed with the Seahawks.

Christian Watson profiles as the leader of this Romeo Doubs-less receiver room: He trails only Alec Pierce in yards per target since 2024 and was fantasy's WR19 in PPR points per game in 2025. The Packers' reluctance to use Jayden Reed in multi-TE formations doesn't help his quest to get back to 2023-2024 heights. Matthew Golden saved his best for last (4-84-1 in the Wild Card Round), but it's tough to be too excited about Year 2 considering the generally brutal history of healthy Round 1 receivers who fail to gain even 500 yards as a rookie.

Tucker Kraft's 14.7 PPR points per game in 2025 ranked fourth at the position! Unfortunately, a torn ACL ended Kraft's season in early November, adding a cloud to his 2026 projection. News of a full recovery and full-go status in training camp could help Kraft rise into Fantasy Life's consensus top-5 tight ends.

Packers Utilization Notes For 2026

Christian Watson returned from his late-2024 ACL tear in Week 8 of 2025, averaging 13 fantasy points, including the NFL playoffs. The former Round 2 NFL Draft pick has notched 2.41 and 2.26 yards per route run marks—WR1 territory—over the last two seasons. Now Romeo Doubs is gone. Watson has primarily operated as a deep threat, but has flashed the ability to win at all levels of the field. Should Matthew Golden's Year 1 struggles continue, don't be surprised to see a more versatile role for Watson in 2026. He is a mid-range WR3 with WR2 upside.

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