The Green Bay Packers’ O‑line has long been heralded as the model of consistency with their well known tendency to draft and develop talent internally.
In 2025 however, they have been one of the more volatile units in the NFL. Inconsistency, depth concerns, and poor run blocking have all hindered their ability to keep Jordan Love clean and open running lanes for Josh Jacobs. Injuries to newly signed vet Aaron Banks and the Packers newly extended RT Zach Tom, have only added to their lackluster performance.
Player Struggles
Below are three players who have stood out (unfortunately) for underperformance.
1. Elgton Jenkins (Center)
- Jenkins was moved from guard to center this offseason—a position he hadn’t played regularly in years. While I was happy to see the departure of Josh Myers, the transition has been bumpy to say the least. While there’s certainly some grace given to make the switch, Jenkins has been beat in pass protection and run blocking in a number of games. His PFF grades are down from 80.2 in 2024, to just 59.9 in 2025.
I certainly think Jenkins will be able to find his groove, and it is pivotal that he does especially as we get into the colder months when handling the ball will become even more difficult. With continued reps, and hopefully an improvement across the line, I’m confident the versatile lineman will find his footing.
2. Sean Rhyan (Guard)
- Rhyan has also shown a decline in 2025. His PFF grade in 2024 was sitting at 80.2, but much like Jenkins, he has had a significant drop now sitting at 53.5. He had some success early in the season, however Rhyan’s pass protection has been graded among the worst on the squad. His penalty issues and being beaten in the run have also become a concern, as he has been known as a key gap and zone piece in the past.
- This is where depth concerns are made even worse as the next man up is Jordan Morgan, who has also looked much less than the part in 2025.
- I will someday hopefully stop feeling a tear on my cheek knowing Cooper DeJean was on the board alongside Morgan….. and I digress.
I believe as the line becomes healthier, and Rhyan is not asked to handle as many interior stunts solo, his game play will improve.
3. Rasheed Walker (Left Tackle)
- Possibly the most concerning drop is LT Rasheed Walker who is on a contract year in 2025. While he certainly hasn’t played awful, his struggles in pass protection are undeniable, allowing 2 sacks and 13 pressures in the Packers first 4 games. The loss of go to veteran Guard, Aaron Banks, has certainly not made life any easier.
However, the importance of the QB blind side protector cannot be emphasized enough. This is where you see the difference after the loss of Bahktiari.
Hopefully Walker can return to his 2024 progress as well. He is going to need to step up for damn sure in Week 6 as he will be lined up across from Bengals game wrecker, Trey Hendrickson.
Looking Forward
It is a long road head as the Packers come off of their BYE week. The key here is health and consistency.
The biggest key to improving their blocking woes is to re-establish the starting 5:
It is imperative that the starting 5 get reps as a cohesive unit. If they are able to maintain their health, I believe they can get back to keeping Jordan clean while he goes through his progression of weapons, and open up gaps for Jacobs to terrorize the open field.
As a side note, Packers HC Matt LaFleur needs to have Jordan do more lining up under center in my opinion. The constant shotgun hand offs, jet sweeps, and RPOs are not panning out. They need to get back to lining up as the smash mouth phsyical team that they are capable of being.
We’ll see if the Packers can get back to formula and reassert themselves as the model of blocking consistency in the NFL.
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