The youngest team in the league is well-positioned to make an extended run as a title contender. The franchise’s draft-and-develop strategy has resulted in a roster with blue-chip players in key positions. Moreover, the Packers hold their own in a fierce divisional arms race, with general managers and executives looking at the NFC North as the premier division in the league. 

With Jordan Love on the verge of joining the league’s elite, the Packers have a franchise quarterback with the talent and potential to transform the offense into a juggernaut. Flanked by an All-Pro-caliber running back in Josh Jacobs, a fleet of dynamic pass catchers and a stout offensive line, Love spearheads a unit that can compete with anybody in a shootout or grind-it-out affair. While a true WR1 would take the offense to another level, the playmaker-by-committee approach has worked pretty well for Matt LaFleur’s squad. 

Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley has put the puzzle pieces together on a unit that featured seven former first-rounders (Rashan Gary, Kenny Clark, Quay Walker, Jaire Alexander, Lukas Van Ness, Devonte Wyatt and Eric Stokes) in the rotation in 2024. Though Alexander apparently could be on his way out of Green Bay and Stokes is an impeding free agent, the Packers’ developmental plan enables them to move on with young players promoted into prominent roles when veterans depart. 

As one of the league’s banner teams when it comes to talent identification, acquisition and development, Green Bay is built to compete at a championship level for the next few seasons.