Green Bay Packers: Roster Predictions After Two Preseason Games

Wide Receivers (7): Davante Adams, Geronimo Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Jake Kumerow, Equanimeous St. Brown, Darrius Sheperd (R), Allen Lazard

Practice Squad: J’Mon Moore

Seven receivers is a massive investment, especially when they’re all still really young (Kumerow is the oldest at 27), but after two games and some surprising performances, it’s very difficult to keep any of the seven guys above off the roster.

Now, they won’t all be active every game. Guys like Lazard and St. Brown will really have to be spectacular on special teams to consistently see the field, but each guy brings a unique skill set to the roster.

Adams is the bonafide superstar and top guy. Allison is the primary slot receiver and safety net. Valdes-Scantling is the lanky deep threat. Kumerow just finds a way to get open. St. Brown is the other deep threat. Shepherd returns kicks and can play the slot. Lazard is a big body in the mold of Anquan Boldin who also has a lot of special teams experience both as a cover guy and a returner.

That, unfortunately, means the release of J’Mon Moore, who has a serious case of the yips right now. Getting open has never been an issue, but he’s got a case of Brandon Lloyd syndrome. He makes the tough grabs but drops simple ones. Hopefully, he makes it to the Practice Squad for another crack at it because he has a ton of talent.

Tight End (4): Jimmy Graham, Robert Tonyan, Jace Sternberger (R), Marcedes Lewis

Marcedes Lewis was the last guy to make the roster when narrowing things down. Not because he isn’t a good talent, but because it’s hard to find a role besides “big blocking tight end,” especially with a healthy Graham taking most of the snaps with the starters and Tonyan emerging as the next option.

In the end, what Lewis does so well is something none of the other three are adequate enough yet to do reliably, so he gets a spot for one final year. Sternberger is likely to have a year to learn and get used to the speed and tenacity of the NFL, likely as a consistent game-day inactive, especially after he got injured by Lonnie Johnson’s cheap shot in joint practices a couple of weeks ago.