Trying to figure out the Packers’ wide receiver room for fantasy football has been like trying to find meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.
(For those of you who aren’t from the ‘90s, that’s a reference to the movie Clueless.)
Anyway, Green Bay hasn’t had a true No. 1 receiver since Davante Adams was traded after the 2021 regular season. Since then, it’s been a mixed bag of names like Allen Lazard, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks.
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But the Packers cut ties with Doubs (free agency) and Wicks (traded to the Eagles) this offseason, leaving the depth chart featuring Watson, Reed and second-year wideout Matthew Golden. Let’s also not forget TE Tucker Kraft, who is coming off a torn ACL.
Does that mean we finally have some clarity on who will get targets from QB Jordan Love in 2026? Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski break it down on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.
Harmon thinks that this room is pretty clear when you look at the roster, in that Matt LaFleur could opt to primarily use the three main receivers — Watson, Reed and Golden. Harmon doesn’t believe that Green Bay will rotate in second-year WR Savion Williams and veteran Skyy Moore much.
If that’s the case and the Packers offense remains efficient enough, Harmon believes that one of those three names will be a good value in fantasy football.
In the recent Yahoo staff 10-round mock draft, Watson went 66th overall in Round 7 as the WR30. Reed went with Pick No. 96 in the final round as the WR44 off the board. And Golden went undrafted (though he would have gone in a full mock).
There’s always injury concerns with Watson but he had a solid 2025 in a small sample (10 games). He finished with 35 catches for 611 yards and six TDs, the WR16 in fantasy points per game (11.5). Reed was also hurt in 2025 and only appeared in seven games. At the same time, Golden was scarcely used as a rookie (29 catches on 44 targets with no scores).
Pianowski is worried about Kraft eating into targets, plus LaFleur loves to slow things down and run the ball. If that’s the case, Love may struggle to get to 500 pass attempts, which would hurt the receivers’ values.