It's Time To Start the Jordan Morgan Era At Left Tackle

The 2025 season was a nightmare for the Green Bay Packers. Injuries devastated every phase of the team, and they ended the year on a five-game losing streak, including blowing an 18-point lead to the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card round. Moving forward, there are numerous factors the Packers will need to address – both in self-evaluation and roster decisions – if they want to reestablish themselves as a legitimate force in the NFC next year.

Specifically on offense, there is no other path: The Packers must continue to build around Jordan Love. He finished 2025 second in EPA per play, second in adjusted EPA per play, third in CPOE, and seventh in success rate. He was that efficient despite the offensive line cycling through more than 20 different combinations and ranking 26th in pass-blocking efficiency, according to Pro Football Focus.

The best way to build around No. 10 is by improving the trenches, which were the biggest disappointment for the offense in 2025. Elgton Jenkins may have played his last down in Green Bay. Moreover, Sean Rhyan and Rasheed Walker are both slated to be unrestricted free agents in a few months. While those decisions will only be answered in the near future, the focus for now should be on identifying who can play a significant role in the offense in 2026, including who will protect Love’s blind side for the foreseeable future.

Chances are, that man will be Jordan Morgan.

As I mentioned before, Walker will be a URFA in March and should command top-10 left tackle money. With the Packers projected to be $10 million over the cap for 2026, it’s unlikely they will be able – or willing – to match that figure.

Walker’s play has also been inconsistent. He struggled in Green Bay’s 31-27 Wild Card loss at Chicago, and the Packers couldn’t simply bench him with Zach Tom inactive. Had Tom been available, LaFleur could have shifted Morgan to the outside, giving the line more flexibility. Any time a member of the coaching staff talks about Walker, it usually sounds something like He is good, but could improve on X, Y, and Z. He’s solid in pass protection but inconsistent as a run blocker, so while he will get paid, it likely won’t be by the Packers.

That creates an opportunity for Morgan to finally take over at left tackle – the role the Packers envisioned for him when they drafted him in 2024. Instead, Morgan played 185 snaps at guard and one as an inside tight end during his rookie season.

In 2025, Jordan Morgan competed with Walker for the left tackle job but spent most of the season elsewhere on the line. He played 549 snaps at guard and 219 at right tackle. His only time at left tackle came late in the season – 58 snaps in Week 18 against the Minnesota Vikings, when LaFleur rested the starters.

It’s time for Green Bay to get premium value out of its 2024 first-round pick. The Packers didn’t invest a high selection on a guard. They used it on a premium position: the player tasked with protecting their $55 million quarterback’s blind side. Morgan has always been a better tackle than a guard, and the tape and the data reinforce that.

There’s no reason for Green Bay to overthink the left tackle position. With limited cap space and a ready-made replacement for Rasheed Walker, it’s time to start the Jordan Morgan era on the blindside. Doing so allows Green Bay to get premium value from its first-round pick while freeing up money to improve other areas of the roster.