Packers Fantasy Football Outlook: Will Josh Jacobs Deliver Again? Matthew Golden or Jayden Reed as Top Wideout?

After looking at the Pittsburgh Steelers to open a redraft fantasy football outlook series, let's move on to the Green Bay Packers.

I plan to cover every team over the next couple of weeks, so keep checking back for more!

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Jordan Love Fantasy Outlook

Love is coming off a down season, but injuries impacted him for most of the year. He still was the team's No. 2 fantasy player, but was QB17 overall. 

Love is going around pick 136 in drafts so far. He's the No. 16 QB on average. That puts him in the streaming category to start the season.

Love has weekly starting upside, but needs to get back on track this season. The offense has plenty of playmakers to go around, but Love needs to take a step forward to become a weekly fantasy option.

He threw for 3,389 yards, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions over 15 games last season. Love added 83 yards and a score on the ground. In 17 games in his first year of starting, Love ran for 247 yards and four scores, while throwing for 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns and 11 picks.

Love is being slept on a bit going into this season, so I like the idea of grabbing him late in a standard draft as a backup QB option. He has enough upside to turn into a weekly starter, and either be a trade chip, or make your first QB expendable.

Running Back Fantasy Outlook

Josh Jacobs was the team's top fantasy player last season, and the same could be true in 2025. MarShawn Lloyd is another back worth mentioning here today.

Jacobs was RB6 overall last season. He is RB8 on our ADP list here so far, and is going around pick 16 on average.

He went for 1,671 yards and 16 touchdowns across 17 games last season. Jacobs could regress a bit as a fantasy asset with less yardage and fewer touchdowns, but he should remain a top-10 back regardless.

I think there's good value in his current ADP, and would like him even more if he went a few picks later. He will be a weekly starter and capable of top-five numbers at the position every week.

Lloyd got in just one game last season, battling a myriad of injuries otherwise. The 2024 third-round pick is already banged up to start this season.

He's still on the ADP list, albeit at pick 214 on average, which makes him RB61.

He's an OK player to stash as the current No. 2 back to Jacobs. I'd only do that in deeper leagues though - if Jacobs ever were to go down, the No. 2 back would just be a waiver wire pickup.

Jacobs will be the workhorse in Green Bay all season, unless he's injured. A few other RBs could be occasional fantasy assets, but their better showings will be hard to project if Jacobs stays healthy.

Wide Receiver Fantasy Outlook

Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and rookie Matthew Golden are the projected starting wideouts in Green Bay. Rookie Savion Williams, Dontayvion Wicks and Christian Watson are the top backups.

Reed was the top-performing fantasy wideout in GB last season. He's going around pick 105 so far, which makes him WR46.

He tallied 1,020 total yards and seven scores over 17 games. It was a slight improvement from a yardage standpoint from a 16-game rookie season, but he scored three less times.

With a new first-round pick in town, Reed's involvement could change again going into his third season. He'll still play a bunch and be heavily involved offensively. With Golden and all the team's pass-catching options in general, Reed's output might be a little inconsistent.

With him being involved as a ball carrier, I like Reed near his ADP still. He'll at least be a flex-starting option most of the season, and has a good fantasy ceiling still. Reed is a weekly starter in most deeper setups.

Golden is going around pick 94 and is WR42 so far. He's the top Packer receiver being drafted this season.

The 23rd overall pick from this offseason has a chance to immediately become the No. 1 wideout in Green Bay. There's lots of pass catchers to go around, but Golden has the chance to lead the group.

Things might not materialize to that level in his rookie season, but Golden should at least be a flex-level option most weeks. If he stars right away, Golden could be a massive draft steal. I like taking the gamble on him near his ADP, as long as you are set at RB by then.

Doubs is going around pick 195 and is WR70 so far. He tallied 601 yards and four scores over 13 contests a season ago.

He's missed four games in two of his three seasons, and hasn't topped 675 yards yet. Doubs has 15 touchdowns to prop up his fantasy value, but it also masks an otherwise so-so receiver.

I don't mind taking a stab on Doubs late in a standard redraft league, but prefer him more the deeper a league gets. He's at most likely to be a flex-level option in standard leagues, but could start there more often in deeper leagues.

If he takes off in his fourth season, then I'd simply add Doubs off the waiver wire.

Wicks is going around pick 265 and is WR81 so far. He posted 415 yards and five scores over 17 games last season, which was actually a bit of regression from his 15-game rookie season.

I liked Wicks going into last season, but am a bit down on him going into 2025. There's too many wideouts, and tight ends, around for Wicks to be consistently involved now, unless there's several injuries ahead of him.

Skip Wicks in standard leagues and add him off the waiver wire if there's some injuries ahead of him. Wicks is worth drafting in some deeper fantasy leagues, but he's probably just a flex option in those leagues still. 

Watson is going around pick 331 and is WR106 so far. He's on the physically unable to perform list still after having his 2024 season cut short. Watson had 643 yards and two scores over 15 games.

He's an intriguing pick later in drafts in case he comes back and picks up where he left off. Watson is the team's deep threat primarily, but now Golden can also do that, so I'm not sure where Watson fits into things now.

Watson has an established connection with Love, and so it's a gamble worth taking for some. I wouldn't expect a ton from him this season, but there's enough upside there to make him a worthwhile pick.

Tight End Fantasy Outlook

Tucker Kraft is the team's starting tight end, while Luke Musgrave is a capable backup.

Kraft is going around pick 112 and is TE12 so far. Musgrave is near pick 323 and is TE43 right now.

Kraft went for 713 yards and seven scores over 17 games in his second NFL season. Many are expecting a similar season, or even more, in 2025.

Even with a ton of pass catchers on the team, Kraft can still remain heavily involved because he's at a different position. He's a fine pick near his ADP, and has weekly starting upside.

Musgrave regressed to just 45 yards and no scores last season. He played in just seven games, after getting in 11 as a rookie in 2024.

So injuries are an issue for Musgrave, but his 352 yards and a score as a rookie are enough for some deep-league owners to still take a gamble on him.

He likely won't be super involved this season, unless Kraft gets injured. I'd only take him in really deep leagues, and maybe only if Kraft was on my team too. I don't see a ton of fantasy production coming from Musgrave - he'd be a better waiver wire target if he ever got rolling.