The Green Bay Packers haven’t had a dominant No. 1 receiver since Davante Adams’ departure in 2022, but that could change this season.
Green Bay’s deep crop of pass-catchers largely failed to move the needle in fantasy last year. An already-crowded receiver’s room became jam-packed following the team’s decision to select Matthew Golden and Savion Williams within the first three rounds of the draft.
That logjam recently cleared when Romeo Doubs—the team leader with 85 targets last year—exited in free agency and Dontavyion Wicks, whose 46 targets ranked third on the team, was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.
While the Green Bay did add Skyy Moore off the open market and picked up a promising UDFA in J. Michael Sturdivant, the 131 targets that Doubs and Wicks vacated should mostly transfer to the incumbents.
How the Packers will divvy up these targets remains to be seen, making this training camp a must-follow for fantasy managers. The bulk of the volume projects to go to Golden, Christian Watson and Jayden Reed, with the latter two pass-catchers each cementing their status as building blocks by inking extensions this offseason.
Watson is the most likely to burst out as Green Bay’s top receiver. After making his debut in Week 8, the wideout went on to post four top-12 finishes in 10 games—rating as the WR12 over that stretch. Injuries have held Watson back from superstardom, however, as he’s missed multiple games in all four of his NFL seasons and has only suited up for 48 of a possible 68 games in that span.
Reed is also due for a nice bump in targets. While he’s been a streaky contributor out of the slot and dealt with injuries of his own in 2025, he could be in line for a breakout campaign if he establishes himself as Green Bay’s No. 2 option.
Golden is the sleeper of the bunch, even if he’s opening camp on the heels of a pedestrian rookie campaign in which he caught just 29 balls for 361 yards in 14 games.
Those were disappointing marks for first-round pick, but the Texas product still has the potential to be a top-flight wideout at the NFL level. A strong preseason showing could position him to be a difference-maker as a sophomore.
