The answers to injury question marks will determine the Packers' 2026 season

Receiver: Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden could be a dynamic trio of receivers, but all have injury question marks entering 2026. Watson has missed 16 games in four seasons, or nearly a full regular season. Reed faded down the stretch in 2024 and played in only seven games in 2025 after suffering foot and collarbone injuries. Golden is on the smaller side (5-11, 191) and missed time due to wrist and shoulder injuries as a rookie. The depth behind the top three is now questionable, so can Watson, Reed and Golden avoid the injuries that have so often tested the Packers' depth at receiver in recent years?

Tight end: Tucker Kraft is coming back from a torn ACL. With him at full strength, the Packers are excellent at tight end. Without him, the Packers have one of the worst tight end position groups in football. Luke Musgrave is also no stranger to injury after missing 16 games during his first two seasons. Musgrave is entering a contract year and remains an odd fit in Green Bay's offense, so can Kraft return from a major injury and re-establish himself as one of the game's top tight ends?

Offensive line: Top free agent signee Aaron Banks was dealing with injury for most of the season's first three months, including training camp, and Zach Tom got hurt in Week 1 and was battling pain and limitations until he went down with a season-ending knee injury in December. The injuries wrecked the Packers up front on offense in 2025. Like receiver, this is another position group where the Packers lost depth this offseason, so staying healthy is the key to everything. Can Banks have a healthy second season, can Tom bounce back from a major knee surgery, and can the Packers offensive line build valuable cohesion after a disappointing and disjointed 2025 season?

Edge rusher: Everything revolves around Micah Parsons, who tore his ACL in December and will likely miss time to start 2026. But the Packers are also banking on Lukas Van Ness, who missed eight games with a foot injury in 2025 -- stalling what appeared to be the start of a breakout season. The Packers have used draft picks over the last two years to bolster the depth at edge rusher, but can Parsons and Van Ness eventually team up, stay healthy and provide the consistent pass-rush every championship-level team needs?

Defensive line: Devonte Wyatt looked on the verge of exploding in production during each of the last two seasons, only to have injuries set him back. He's missed 10 games since 2024. The Packers are also banking on Javon Hargrave, who turned 33 in February, to play a lot of snaps. The defensive front really can't afford either to get hurt in 2026. Can Wyatt finally break out over a full, healthy season, and can Hargrave keep Father Time at arm's length for at least one more year?

Linebacker: Zaire Franklin has been as durable as anyone at the linebacker position, but he's also turning 30 in July after playing in 132 career games over the last eight seasons. Edgerrin Cooper has been mostly durable but losing him for any stretch of games would really hurt the Packers' playmaking ability at linebacker. The depth at linebacker looks decent, limiting the injury question marks here, but a major injury to Cooper could really turn this into a pedestrian unit.

Cornerback: Benjamin St-Juste provides veteran depth on the perimeter, and Brandon Cisse might immediately challenge for snaps on the outside, but who would play in the slot if Javon Bullard got hurt? There's not an obvious candidate on the roster, although Cisse played inside at times while at NC State and Nixon was once a preferred slot corner in Green Bay. Bullard played in all 17 games last season, with depth questionable behind him, can he repeat the feat in the slot in 2026?

Safety: Four deep in options, the Packers don't have an obvious injury question mark at safety.

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