Paul Bretl | 7/31/2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Often discussed this offseason was the Packers’ competition at left tackle for the starting job between Rasheed Walker and Jordan Morgan. However, six training camp practices in, there hasn’t been much of a competition, at least on the field.
For the most part, Walker has dominated the first-team reps at the position, while Morgan has spent more time at guard. But the reason for that isn’t because of Morgan’s play. In fact, as offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich described on Wednesday, he likes what he’s seen from the former first-round pick.
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I like what I’m seeing from Jordan,” Stenavich said, “and he’s competing at the tackle spot and the guard spot, and he’s looking pretty solid.”
Stenavich then later added, “Again, I’m really excited from what he’s shown on tape from both positions, guard and tackle.”
Left tackle is Morgan’s natural position. Of the 2,404 snaps he played in college at Arizona, 2,392 of them came at left tackle, according to PFF, and as Morgan has said, given the time on task he’s had at that position, it’s where he’s the most comfortable.
What makes Morgan a natural tackle is his athleticism and ability to operate in space to redirect pass rushers. Those qualities could be differentiators for him as the competition ramps up.
“(Just) How athletic he is. How easy he moves and how smooth it looks,” offensive line coach Luke Butkus said of Morgan during OTAs. “I was just talking to Coach Gordon and sometimes it looks like he’s not straining or playing hard. I think it’s just natural, it’s easy for him to just move, to gain ground, to just skim the blades of the grass. It’s effortless.”
The reason that we’ve seen so little of Morgan at left tackle up to this point, especially with the starters, is due to other injuries along the Packers’ offensive line. Elgton Jenkins’ absence moved Sean Rhyan to center, which then created an opening at right guard that Morgan filled.
In Tuesday’s practice, Aaron Banks was out, so Morgan filled in at left guard. But as this unit gets healthier, more opportunities for Morgan at tackle will come with that.
“We were kind of limited with Banks being out and Elgton being out,” Stenavich said. “We had to focus him more at guard. But we’re going to work him in at tackle as much as possible, just to get some competition out there on the left side, and then just see how it goes.”
With Walker, it’s not as if he has played poorly at left tackle–a position he has started at for the better part of two seasons. But the Packers also believe there is more out there for him and hope the competition can help get him to that next level.
Last season, Walker surrendered just three sacks and four quarterback hits, while ranked right around league average in PFF’s pass-blocking efficiency metric at 45th out of 87 eligible tackles. In run-blocking grade, he ranked 65th.
“He’s had a really good camp,” Stenavich said of Walker. “There’s a lot of stuff we wanted to work with him in the offseason, and you could tell he made a conscious effort to come back, and he was in great shape. He looked great. He’s playing hard, and he’s competing, and I think he’s doing a really good job.”
While the focus and primary competition may be at left tackle, Sean Rhyan’s spot as the starting right guard isn’t safe either. Although more snaps are going to be coming at left tackle for Morgan, Rhyan isn’t locked in at right guard by any means.
As the Packers do, they will embrace competition on the offensive line as they search for their best starting five configuration. And if the competition carries into the season, Stenavich is more than comfortable having six or seven players seeing consistent action during a game.
At the end of the day, for the Packers, it’s about getting the best players on the field, regardless of how that has to happen.
“I wouldn’t say any of these guys have anything locked up right now,” Stenavich said. “And I think that’s one thing that is good about where we’re at, because the competitiveness is going to bring out the best in everybody every day. So I don’t know how it’s going to shake out up front, but I am excited about just the possibilities and the options that we have for sure.”