Which player is going to make a splash on the local or national scene this year?
One of the great joys of a new football season is tracking the emergence of new and exciting players.
Admittedly, sometimes the emergence of good players really only plays out at the national level. Nobody can really follow the whole league with precision, so there are always going to be some guys on every team that local fans know about that the whole league hasn’t caught onto yet. For the Packers, that’s guys like Tucker Kraft and Zach Tom. You and I know they’re great, but they haven’t yet emerged into the national conversation.
Then there are the guys we think are good, but aren’t quite sure about yet, usually because of a small sample size to this point. Edgerrin Cooper is the prime current example of a player in this category. Right now, we’re hoping he can build on his 2024. By the end of the season, we might be talking about him as the Packers’ best defensive player.
Then there’s the last category: guys we don’t even really know about yet. Maybe these are rookies. Maybe it’s a guy who’s not had a big role yet. Maybe it’s someone who’s been slowed by injuries. It could be just about anything, and the best part is, it’s almost certainly going to be someone we don’t expect.
Soon, we’ll get to have a look at who’s going to emerge this year, either onto the national stage or just as a serious contributor on this year’s Packers team.
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The rest of the league may not know much about Tucker Kraft and Zach Tom yet, but soon they will.
Rising Star Named Packers’ ‘Breakout’ Candidate for 2025 | Sports Illustrated
Edgerrin Cooper turned heads in a limited role last year, but is looking for bigger things in 2025.
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The 2010 Packers earned a spot on this list.
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The Packers have a lot of questions heading into 2025, but quarterback shouldn’t be one of them.
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This is pretty close to peak offseason content. It doesn’t get much more “dead period” than “hey, there are new headsets coming this year.”
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