2026 depth chart

Offense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
QB
Aaron Rodgers
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 22
Mason Rudolph
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 9
Will Howard
66 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 2
Drew Allar
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBRookie
RB
Jaylen Warren
84 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 5
Rico Dowdle
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 7
Lew Nichols III
63 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 1
Travis Homer
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 8
Eli Heidenreich
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBRookie
FB
Riley Nowakowski
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
TERookie
WR1
DK Metcalf
82 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 8
Brandon Smith
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 1
WR2
Germie Bernard
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRRookie
Kaden Wetjen
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
WRRookie
WR3
Ben Skowronek
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 6
TE
Darnell Washington
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 4
Pat Freiermuth
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 6
Robert Tonyan
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 8
LT
Troy Fautanu
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 3
Dylan Cook
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 3
LG
Mason McCormick
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 3
Brock Hoffman
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 5
C
Zach Frazier
83 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CExp 3
Ryan McCollum
60 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CExp 4
RG
Brock Hoffman
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 5
Spencer Anderson
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RGExp 4
RT
Max Iheanachor
72 overall — Fanspeak estimate
RTRookie
Dylan Cook
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 3
Also on the active roster· 1
Doneiko Slaughter
67 overall — Fanspeak estimate
CExp 1

Defense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
DE1LDE
Yahya Black
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 2
Gabe Rubio
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
DTRookie
NT
Keeanu Benton
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 4
DE2RDE
Cameron Heyward
91 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 16
Kevin Jobity Jr.
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
EDGERookie
EDGE1WLB
T.J. Watt
89 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 10
Nick Herbig
81 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
OLBExp 4
LB1LILB
Payton Wilson
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 3
Cole Holcomb
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 8
LB2RILB
Patrick Queen
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 7
Carson Bruener
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 2
EDGE2SLB
Alex Highsmith
85 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 7
Jack Sawyer
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 2
CB1LCB
Asante Samuel Jr.
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 6
Sean Murphy-Bunting
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 7
Terell Smith
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 4
CB2RCB
Jamel Dean
83 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 8
Daylen Everette
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
CBRookie
Doneiko Slaughter
67 overall — Fanspeak estimate
CExp 1
NB
Jalen Ramsey
85 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 11
Brandin Echols
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 6
SS
DeShon Elliott
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
SSExp 9
Robert Spears-Jennings
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
FSRookie
FS
Jaquan Brisker
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
SSExp 5

Special Teams

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
KPK
Chris Boswell
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
KExp 12
P
Cameron Johnston
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 9
LS
Christian Kuntz
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LSExp 6
KR
Kaden Wetjen
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
WRRookie
Eli Heidenreich
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBRookie
PR
Kaden Wetjen
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
WRRookie
H
Cameron Johnston
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 9

Practice Squad· 16

Marquez Valdes-Scantling
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 9
Brandon Johnson
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 3
Isaiah Hodgins
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 5
Lake McRee
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
TERookie
Doug Nester
67 overall — Fanspeak estimate
LTExp 1
Steven Jones
66 overall — Fanspeak estimate
LGExp 1
Esezi Otomewo
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 4
KJ Henry
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 3
Julius Welschof
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
EDGEExp 1
Kyler Baugh
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
DTExp 1
Elandon Roberts
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
MLBExp 11
Marte Mapu
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
OLBExp 4
Jacoby Windmon
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 2
Car'lin Vigers
65 overall — Fanspeak estimate
CBExp 1
Darius Rush
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 2
Sebastian Castro
63 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 2
Reserve· 11

Injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended or exempt — on neither the 53 nor the practice squad.

Michael Pittman
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 7
IR
Roman Wilson
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 3
IR
Cole Burgess
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
WRExp 1
IR
Jack Driscoll
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RTExp 6
IR
Gennings Dunker
77 overall — midpoint of the 75–79 band
LGRookie
IR
Logan Lee
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 3
IR
Sebastian Joseph-Day
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 8
IR
Derrick Harmon
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 2
IR
Daequan Hardy
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
CBExp 1
IR
Donte Kent
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
CBExp 2
PUP
Max Hurleman
66 overall — Fanspeak estimate
FSExp 1
IR

Depth chart: ESPN, via nflverse (CC BY 4.0), snapshot November 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM UTC. Roster and practice squad: Over The Cap, checked against NFL weekly rosters via nflverse as of November 14, 2026. Player overalls: Fanspeak.

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