Jordan Love has been the Green Bay Packers starting quarterback for three seasons now.
During that stretch, the Utah State product has never had a pass catcher — wide receiver or tight end — eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a regular season. The closest any player came from 2023-2025 was Jayden Reed in 2024 when he led the team with 857 receiving yards. Had Tucker Kraft, who recorded 489 receiving yards in eight games this past season, not gotten injured, there’s a possibility he would have piled up over 1,000 yards.
Davante Adams was the last Packer to surpass the 1,000-yard mark. In his 2021 campaign, Adams logged 1,553 receiving yards.
There’s multiple reasons no player has done it since.
Since shipping Adams off to the Raiders in the 2022 off-season, the Packers have opted for a wide-receiver-by-committee approach with no clear top dog. And Christian Watson, who was drafted with the 34th pick in the 2022 draft to be the WR1, has yet to play 17 games in a season.
It’s also no secret that head coach Matt LaFleur likes to run the football. In 2024 and 2025, his offenses have been top 10 in total rushing attempts.
So, with all that being said, here’s a ranking of who I think will lead the Packers in receiving yards this upcoming season. For this list specially, running backs are excluded. So it focuses solely on Love’s main pass catchers.
7. Bo Melton
Green Bay’s wide receiver room last season was crowded. But even with Romeo Doubs finding a new home with the Patriots and Dontayvion Wicks getting traded to the Eagles, I don’t see Bo Melton’s role changing much.
6. Luke Musgrave
Since being drafted in the second round of the 2023 draft, Luke Musgrave has largely disappointed fans. Kraft’s knee injury in last season’s Week 9 game against the Panthers thrust Musgrave into a bigger role, and he didn’t show any signs of being a breakout candidate.
5. Savion Williams
In his rookie season, Savion Williams hauled in 10 receptions for 78 yards and a TD in 12 games. The 2025 third-round rookie should find himself in an increased role this season. Unlike Melton, I could see Williams get more targets with less competition.
4. Jayden Reed
This is where it gets tricky.
Reed led the team in receiving yards in 2023 (793) and 2024 (857). After playing in 33 games in his first two seasons, he played seven regular season games last year.
Reed is a speedy deep threat who excels as a slot receiver. Would I be surprised if he led the team next season? A little, yes. But I think the next guy is due for a much bigger role than he played last season.
3. Matthew Golden
A lot of the conversation surrounding Matthew Golden last year was about his lack of usage. If you follow me on TikTok you’d see I contributed to that. I mean, he was a first-round pick after all. In his rookie season, he picked up 361 receiving yards and was tied for fourth-most targets with 44.
Now the wide receiver room is less crowded and he’s no longer a rookie. He could eclipse the 1,000 yard mark. His touchdown in the Wild Card Round against the Bears is a good indication of his skill set: Great in space, agile and light on his feet.
Each of the top four guys will have major roles in the offense, and maybe Golden will even have a bigger workload than the next guy.
2. Christian Watson
Christian Watson is a take-the-top-off-the-defense type of guy. Golden’s a good athlete; Watson’s a better one.
That’s why general manager Brian Gutekunst felt comfortable inking him to a four-year, $110.5 million extension despite Watson regularly missing time. When he is on the field, Watson’s a difference-maker.
I think he could lead the team if injuries weren’t a concern.
1. Tucker Kraft
Kraft does a lot of things well. He’s elusive, a threat after the catch and is a great route runner. Say what you want about LaFleur as a head coach, but as a coordinator he’s fantastic.
Kraft and the rest of the pass catchers are the beneficiaries of LaFleur’s brilliance. It’s common to see Kraft catch the ball in open space and rumble down the field for more yards. He is coming off a torn ACL, but unlike Watson, he has two 17 game seasons under his belt. He may miss some time in training camp, but it seems like he should be good to go for Week 1.
With an offense that can spread the ball around, it can be hard to project which pass catcher will rise above the rest. If I had to pick one, Kraft would be my choice.