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Packers 53-Man Roster Projection Entering Final Preseason Game

By Brian Sampson

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst speaks to media during a pre-draft press conference on April 24, 2023, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.Gpg Gutekunstpresser 042423 Sk24
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst speaks to media during a pre-draft press conference on April 24, 2023, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.Gpg Gutekunstpresser 042423 Sk24 /
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Green Bay Packers safety Anthony Johnson Jr. (36) tackles Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II (18) in the fourth quarter during a Week 1 NFL preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
Green Bay Packers safety Anthony Johnson Jr. (36) tackles Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II (18) in the fourth quarter during a Week 1 NFL preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. /

Safety (6): Darnell Savage Jr., Jonathan Owens, Tarvarius Moore, Rudy Ford, Dallin Leavitt, Anthony Johnson Jr.

Cut: Innis Gaines, Benny Sapp III

With only four cornerbacks on the roster, Green Bay is able to sneak an extra secondary member in at safety.

Savage has been the unquestioned starter at one of the safety positions, holding that spot despite an inconsistent past. The other starter has rotated between Owens, Moore and Ford, and we are no closer to solving that puzzle.

Leavitt is a major special teams player and is unlikely to be let go. That brings us to the rookie–Johnson Jr. He’s shown enough promise to keep him around for a year and see how he develops. The Packers don’t have any long-term solutions at the position and will have to address it significantly next season. They might as well keep the seventh-rounder around to see what they have in him.

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