Green Bay Packers projected 53-man roster revealed
With the final preseason game wrapped, ESPN attempted to project how the Green Bay Packers‘ 53-man roster will shake out when the deadline hits on Aug. 29. The Packers have until the deadline, which hits at 4 p.m. ET, to whittle the roster down from 90 men to 53 men, meaning some hard decisions are still ahead.
Green Bay begins the 2023 regular season with a road game versus the Chicago Bears on Sept. 10. The team went 2-1 during the preseason with wins versus Cincinnati and Seattle, and a loss to New England.
Here’s how ESPN projects the Green Bay Packers’ roster to look when the season starts. Once the roster deadline passes, the team can designate an additional 16 players for the practice squad.
Packers Projected Offense
Quarterback: Jordan Love, Sean Clifford
Running Back: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon
Wide Receiver: Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Samori Toure, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Malik Heath, Grant DuBose
Tight End: Luke Musgrave, Josiah Deguara, Tucker Kraft
Offensive Line: David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Josh Myers, Jon Runyan, Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker, Yosh Nijman, Caleb Jones, Sean Rhyan
Defensive Projection
Defensive Line: Kenny Clark, Devonte Wyatt, T.J. Slaton, Karl Brooks, Colby Wooden
Outside Linebacker: De’Vondre Campbell, Quay Walker, Isaiah McDuffie, Eric Wilson, Tariq Carpenter
Inside Linebacker: Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, Kingsley Enagbare, Lukas Van Ness, Justin Hollins, Brenton Cox Jr.
Cornerback: Jaire Alexander, Rasul Douglas, Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Corey Ballentine
Safety: Darnell Savage, Rudy Ford, Dallin Leavitt, Tarvarius Moore, Jonathan Owens, Anthony Johnson
Special Teams: K Anders Carlson, P Pat O’Donnell, LS Matt Orzech
Clifford to backup Love for Packers
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced on Thursday that quarterback Sean Clifford will serve as the team’s backup behind starter Jordan Love. Clifford was battling for the position with former FIU quarterback Alex McGough.
The former fifth-round pick out of Penn State has 345 passing yards, two interceptions and one touchdown so far this preseason for the Packers. In his most recent outing, a loss versus the Patriots, he went 13-for-19 with 137 yards.
Clifford struggled initially in his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals, throwing a pick-six to Tycen Anderson. He also threw another interception to Anderson later in the game. But he rebounded nicely in the second quarter, making a nice run, then tossing a six-yard touchdown toss to Tyler Davis right before halftime, to give the Packers the lead.
The 6-foot-2, 218-pound quarterback went No. 149 overall to the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL Draft.