The Packers’ first eight games have been a bit of a roller-coaster. The Packers have played their way to a 5-2-1 record, first place in the NFC North, and the third-best record in the NFC. It’s hard to complain about what the team has accomplished thus far. They have quality wins over the Lions, Commanders, and Steelers, but they also have some really frustrating losses to the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers. The Packers have had their share of turbulence and adversity, so with nine more games to go, it’ll be interesting to see the true identity of this team.

The Packers face the Philadelphia Eagles tomorrow night in what is expected to be an exciting prime-time matchup. It also marks the halfway point of the Packers’ season, which means it’s time to check in on the stock report of the players. There are a handful of Packers with their stocks rising, and others who are struggling. Which Packers have exceeded expectations, and which have greatly disappointed?

Risers

Romeo Doubs

Jayden Reed has been out since Week 2 with a fractured collarbone. Dontayvion Wicks has been out for several weeks with an ankle injury. Christian Watson missed the first six games after tearing his ACL last season. Matthew Golden (shoulder) and Savion Williams (foot) are now looking like they will miss time with their respective injuries. Romeo Doubs? The one guy who has always been good to go? Romeo Doubs. He’s been the Packers’ one steady, consistent pass-catcher this season, and it’s scary to think where they would be without him.

It was hard to predict what type of role Doubs would play in 2025. Reed and Wicks were both returning and expected to play big roles. Then the Packers drafted Golden and Williams with premium draft picks, indicating they had plans for them as well. Watson was going to miss some time, but once healthy, he was going to assume a role without the offense. And then there was Doubs.

Romeo Doubs' name appeared in plenty of trade rumors throughout the offseason, which was understandable at the time. There was a logjam at wide receiver, and Doubs was entering the final year of his contract. Not to mention, Doubs was the center of a strange situation last season, where he missed a practice and was ultimately suspended for it. While it seemed as if Doubs and the Packers mended any ill feelings, it’s hard to forget that he just ghosted the team out of nowhere.

Anyways, all of that is old news. Doubs has now solidified himself as arguably the Packers’ best wide receiver. They say the best ability is availability, something Doubs has been. He’s run 257 pass routes on 430 total snaps, both leading the team. He also leads the team in targets (52), receptions (34), and first-downs (26), and is second in receiving yards (441). Doubs has five or more targets in six of the eight games, and eight or more targets in four games. The fourth-year pass catcher has been Jordan Love’s go-to target.

Oh yeah, and he’s been asked to handle most of the punt return duties as well. Doubs only has eight returns for 42 yards (5.3 yards per return), but he’s caught the ball (sadly, not a high bar to cross). Prior to this season, Doubs hadn’t returned a punt since 2021 - when he was at the University of Nevada. A lot has been asked of Doubs in 2025, but he’s been up for it. It’s hard to imagine where the Packers would be had they actually traded Romeo Doubs in the offseason.

Zach Tom

It’s hard to imagine Zach Tom’s stock rising, considering expectations for Tom were already high to begin the season, but his stock is as high as ever. The Packers signed Tom to a four-year, $88 million extension in July of 2025, making him the highest-paid lineman on the Packers’ roster. And he’s lived up to it.

The argument against Tom’s stock not rising is that he has missed some time due to an oblique injury. He missed two games entirely and only played one snap in one game after the oblique injury flared up. In the five games he’s been available, he’s allowed only seven pressures and hasn’t given up a sack. That’s just over one pressure per game. Also, Tom has a pass block efficiency score of 97.9, which would put him in the top ten among qualified tackles.

Tom’s oblique injury has sidelined him, but it hasn’t prevented Tom from still performing at a high level despite it being an incredibly painful injury. Last month, Tom shared that he normally remembers everything from a game - but he wasn’t able to since his oblique pain was so significant. When Tom’s been on the field, he’s been playing at an elite level - regardless of playing injured. Tom’s performance has earned him an overall PFF grade of 81.1, a pass block grade of 73.0, and a run block grade of 84.8 - all well above-average scores.

As a unit, the Packers’ offensive line has struggled, but Tom has been pulling his weight and more. The Packers paid Zach Tom to be their best offensive lineman, and he’s been exactly that. His job is to keep Jordan Love upright and healthy, and he’s barely even allowing Love to see one pressure each game. Expectations might have been high for Tom, but he’s exceeded them all.

Just absolutely love watching Evan Williams play football every week. pic.twitter.com/U4IIPpxb3j

— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) October 29, 2025

Evan Williams

Brian Gutekunst hit a homer when he signed All-Pro Xavier McKinney to help fortify the safety position. But an even more impressive move might’ve been drafting Evan Williams in the fourth round of the 2024 draft. Williams’ skill set has complemented McKinney’s very well and allowed McKinney to play more freely. Williams has become one of the best players on the Packers’ defense, and his play has shown that he should never be taken off the field

Williams has played 49 or more snaps every week, which is about 91% of the defensive snaps. For as well as Williams is playing, that number will continue to grow. He has one interception, one fumble recovery, and two passes defended. Williams has also recorded 51 total tackles and one tackle for loss. He’s done a little bit of this, and a little bit of that, and he’s doing it all well.

Williams’ strong performance has earned a 75.8 overall grade, a 78.0 run defense grade, a 69.6 tackling grade, and a 71.8 coverage grade. All of those scores are considered above-average. Whether it’s been filling against the run or in coverage, Williams has been a versatile, reliable, and consistent piece of the Packers’ defense. Let’s not forget, he also contributes to both the kick and punt coverage units, too. Williams is proving to be one of the most valuable members of the defense, and his stock just keeps rising.

Devonte Wyatt

When the Packers traded away Kenny Clark right before the season began, two things happened: 1) There was an abundance of excitement with the addition of Micah Parsons, and 2) There was a lot of trepidation wondering who would fill Kenny Clark’s big shoes. Karl Brooks and Colby Wooden, both in their third seasons, had never played massive roles before. Rookies Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse were less-than-heralded prospects who wouldn’t have made some rosters. All eyes shifted to Devonte Wyatt, the former first-round pick now in his fourth NFL season. He was now the main guy expected to step up and fill some big shoes on the interior of the Packers’ defensive line.

Wyatt started out 2025 with a bang. He generated 11 pressures in his first two games and was a big part of the Packers’ being one of the best run defenses in the league. In Week 3, he got dinged up with a knee injury that lingered for the next few weeks. The defense definitely missed him. He was able to return in Week 8. On the season, he has eight stops, two sacks, two batted passes, and 17 pressures. "He's having a great year," defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley shared. "Not a good year, a great year."

Similar to Zach Tom, it’s hard to argue that his stock is rising when he’s only been fully healthy for five games, but it has. Wyatt was one of the most effective interior defensive linemen on the team through the first two weeks. Hafley went so far as to say, "He was like one of the best interior guys in the NFL." When Wyatt was out with a knee injury, his absence was greatly felt. Wyatt hasn't been the same player since returning, but that should improve as he gets healthier. He’s shown that he’s one of the more important players on the defense, and it's looking like the Packers will need to extend him.

Told Devonte Wyatt that I thought he played at Pro Bowl level before knee injury. He didn’t want to make any big statements before season ends, but no disagreements.

“I definitely feel like I was in the zone. I was moving fast, confident.”

Now goal is to get back to that level. pic.twitter.com/KjvcA4m2Xt

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) October 29, 2025

Fallers

Elgton Jenkins

Earlier in this piece, it was argued that the best ability is availability. Jenkins is the only member of the offensive line who has played 100% of the snaps. That should mean Jenkins has been a positive, right? Not quite. Jenkins has not been the player he was in years past.

It’s important to point out that Jenkins was moved (or forced) to a new position. Not to mention, both guard spots are constantly changing. The Packers have had to shuffle between Jordan Morgan, Sean Rhyan, and Aaron Banks based on who is healthy. That makes it difficult for Jenkins to develop any type of rapport if they are always switching.

Across 511 snaps, Jenkins has only allowed two sacks and ten pressures. He has a pass block efficiency of 97.8, which isn’t bad, but it’s the third lowest of his career. Jenkins has also been called for four penalties. PFF has his overall grade at 62.1 (lowest of his career), his pass block grade at 71.3 (second-lowest of his career), and his run block grade at 61.4 (third-lowest of his career). None of those numbers are bad, but they aren’t the Jenkins that most are accustomed to seeing.

It’s hard to pinpoint what the issue is for Jenkins. There are times he just looks disinterested. He isn’t sustaining plays and doesn’t appear to be putting forth maximum effort. Maybe it’s stemming from the stalled contract negotiations that he had with the team this summer, maybe it’s being forced into a new position - it’s tough to say.

Either way, there was a lot of optimism surrounding Jenkins’ move to center after Josh Myers’ performance left a lot to be desired, but Jenkins hasn’t lived up to the optimistic expectations. He’s not performing at the level that the team needs. The Packers need Jenkins to return to his Pro Bowl level to hopefully help get the run game going and keep Jordan Love clean. For a player who was hoping for some guarantees in his contract, he’s not exactly showing the Packers they should give him that.

A day after Elgton Jenkins said “I’ve played like shit” Matt LaFleur called it a “mature response.”

“He’s one of our better players so in order to win games in this league, you need your best players to play at their best. It wasn’t just him. It was all of us, myself included.” pic.twitter.com/erLGLtmGwf

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) September 25, 2025

Aaron Banks

The Packers made quite the splash in the offseason by giving Banks a four-year, $77 million deal in free agency. The addition of Banks allowed the Packers to move Jenkins to center. The duo of Banks and Jenkins was expected to be an upgrade over the duo of Jenkins and Myers. Unfortunately, none of that has really come to fruition. Injuries are obviously part of football, but if a player is unable to stay healthy, they can’t have their intended impact. Banks has really only played three full games. The rest he’s either missed or left early due to injury. Banks hasn’t really been healthy since he got to Green Bay. It seems that he’s always been dealing with something.

For the little bit that Banks has been on the field, he hasn’t performed particularly well. On paper, his performance doesn’t seem so bad. He’s only allowed one sack and five pressures. He also hasn’t been called for a penalty. His pass block efficiency is 98.0, which is the highest number of his career. Those numbers are a bit misleading. Banks has been inconsistent, to say the least. He’s also not moving people in the run game at all.

PFF’s overall grade for Banks is 58.3. His run block grade is only 53.3. Both of those scores are below-average. The Packers gave him a pretty significant contract to help fortify their offensive line, but he has not lived up to any of it. It’s still early, but at this point, the signing of Banks is looking to be a big mistake by Brian Gutekunst. There’s time for his stock to improve, but as of right now, his stock is falling.

Brandon McManus

Just last season, McManus was a savior. He came in and stabilized the Packers’ kicking woes. After failed experiments with Anders Carlson and Brayden Narveson, McManus came in and went 30/30 on extra points and 20/21 on field goal attempts in 2024. His performance earned him a three-year, $15.3 million contract to stay in Green Bay. McManus came into training camp and continued to look like an elite kicker. His stock was as high as it’s ever been. Expectations for McManus were sky high.

As soon as the regular season started, everything changed for McManus. He made all of his kicks in Green Bay’s Week 1 game against Detroit, but he’s missed a kick in every game since. He also missed a kick in last season’s playoff game versus Philadelphia. That means he’s missed a kick in six out of his last seven games. Not exactly the stability the Packers thought they had.

The positives: inside of 40 yards, McManus has been automatic. Unfortunately, McManus has been really poor outside of 40 yards. He’s made only three of his eight attempts beyond 40 yards. He’s even been short on some of the further kicks. That’s simply not good enough when there are kickers making 60+ yard kicks every week (including the other kicker on the Packers’ roster). At this rate, there’s going to be more and more noise calling for Lukas Havrisik to be the Packers’ kicker.

How well CBs have performed preventing separation on all routes and how often they've been targeted pic.twitter.com/UDjMatrMl1

— Jrfortgang (@throwthedamball) November 6, 2025

Nate Hobbs

Hobbs was the other big free agent signing this past offseason. Brian Gutekunst gave Hobbs a four-year, $48 million deal to come in and be one of the starting cornerbacks. When Gutekunst made the decision to release Jaire Alexander later that offseason, the expectations for Hobbs grew even more.

Unfortunately, Hobbs hasn’t exactly lived up to the contract the Packers gave him. Hobbs was forced to miss most of the preseason and Week 1 with a knee injury. Upon returning, his performance has gotten gradually worse. In coverage, Hobbs has allowed 14 targets on 22 targets for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterbacks have a passer rating of 123.7 when targeting Hobbs. He’s also been called for three penalties.

When comparing Hobbs to other defenders at preventing a receiver from gaining separation, Hobbs has been poor. He has a lower score than Carrington Valentine, Javon Bullard, and Keisean Nixon. As Hobbs’ performance decreased, so has his playing time. He was essentially benched for Valentine in Week 8. He only played four snaps, and then 19 snaps in Week 9. The Packers paid Hobbs to come in and help fortify the cornerback position, but he’s done the exact opposite.