Jordan Morgan Is the Key To Green Bay's Offensive Line

For two decades, the Green Bay Packers had two left tackles hold down the position: Chad Clifton and David Bakhtiari. Both played at an elite level. With Rasheed Walker gone in free agency, Jordan Morgan will get a chance to prove he can be the next big thing at left tackle in Green Bay.

A lot of the successes or failures of the offensive line in 2026 will depend on Morgan's performance. He's the most important piece up front.

One glaring issue with Green Bay's current offensive line is its lack of true depth. Re-signing Darian Kinnard to a one-year deal was fine, but the depth behind the first five out leaves a lot of uncertainty.

Rasheed Walker had been cemented in at left tackle in the past couple of years. If injuries would've popped up with him, the Packers could've pivoted to Morgan. It never came to that.

In some of Bakhtiari's final years with Green Bay, Elgton Jenkins was already a starter, but he was also the emergency button the Packers would push if Bakhtiari went down at left tackle. Remember, it was Jenkins who got the nod in 2021 at left tackle, with Bakhtiari out of the frame, while Yosh Nijman provided depth and eventually started at that spot.

However, the Packers don't have Nijman or a Morgan waiting in the wings as a true depth piece. The draft could alter this to some degree. However, as currently constructed, if Morgan doesn't work at left tackle, to whom would Green Bay turn?

They could look to Anthony Belton, but he is expected to be the starting right guard in 2026. Sliding him to left tackle if Jordan Morgan doesn't work out is plausible, but then creates a vacancy at right guard. Thus, it sets into motion a domino effect that Green Bay doesn't want to deal with but may have to because of a lack of true depth.

When looking around the offensive line, the Packers should feel pretty confident about what they have and what they'll get in Zach Tom at right tackle. Sean Rhyan is back to start at center after taking over for an injured Jenkins in 2025. Aaron Banks will need to be better at left guard this time around than he was last year. Belton will be fun to watch develop at guard.

All of it could go to hell if Morgan doesn't hold his own at left tackle. It's the premier position on the offensive line and one that Morgan excelled at in college at Arizona. In his first two years with the Packers, they've primarily used him at guard and a little at right tackle. Now, he'll get his chance to shine at the position he's most familiar with. It's pertinent that he stays healthy and shows out. If he doesn't, it could spell disaster for an offensive line that occasionally struggled to find consistency last year.

Morgan was definitely a part of those struggles. It didn't work well at right guard for him, and he looked much more comfortable when the Packers called his name at right tackle to fill in for an injured Tom. In Morgan's defense, the game of musical chairs on the offensive line is never easy for any one player, and Green Bay has frequently asked him to play out of position. Those frustrations started to boil over after a Week 16 loss to Chicago.

Adapt he did, and it was a better result for Morgan at right tackle. Moving forward, he'll have his chance to show that left tackle is his ultimate comfort zone.

It would be wise for the Packers to let Morgan hone in on just left tackle, but Green Bay is all about versatility. It's entirely within the realm of possibility that the Packers start Morgan at left tackle but give him reps elsewhere throughout the summer. For a position of this importance, and in a transition year with Walker walking (pun intended) in free agency, letting Morgan put all his effort and focus into left tackle seems most practical.

General manager Brian Gutekunst

That opportunity should come at left tackle and nowhere else. The Packers must get that spot right before tinkering with other parts of the offensive line. Jordan Morgan is the linchpin of the offensive line in 2026.