2025 Packers roster ranking, 10-1: Crowning a new No. 1

The Leap ranks the Green Bay Packers' 90-man roster in order of player caliber.

With the Green Bay Packers on break until training camp and the personnel essentially frozen for the foreseeable future, The Leap will use this time to reveal its annual 90-man roster rankings.

Our methodology: We ordered the players based on ability relative to their respective positions rather than the value of those positions. Put another way, this exercise prioritizes the "best" players, not necessarily the ones who offer the most "value." That means the starting quarterback doesn't have to top the list because of the position he plays.

Each edition of the 90-man roster ranking will include a batch of roughly 10 players. Due to voting ties, some batches will feature slightly more or less.

Today's slate features the best players on the entire roster, the core pieces on which the Packers' Super Bowl hopes rest.

T-9. Jayden Reed

Position: wide receiver
How acquired: second-round draft pick (2023)

Jayden Reed's 2024 turned into the story of two seasons. For much of the first half of the year, he looked like the fulcrum of the offense, literally and figuratively carrying the unit with the starting quarterback sidelined with a knee injury and then limited for over a month thereafter. However, coming out of the Packers' Week 10 bye, Reed's productivity plummeted. He recorded less than 35 receiving yards in six of the team's final eight regular-season games and didn't reach the end zone over the final six contests, including playoffs.

So, which version of Reed better represents the player the Packers can expect to get in 2025? Reed should again serve as the primary slot receiver, perhaps even adding more work along the boundary with Christian Watson sidelined. Green Bay might also limit Reed's exposure in the running game by giving some of those gadget snaps to rookie Savion Williams. Whatever balance the coaching staff ultimately strikes, the goal seems clear: keep Reed healthy.

A healthy Reed could indeed re-emerge as a go-to target, a role similar to the one he played during the first month of the 2024 campaign. He has the talent to thrive in that capacity, and the Packers have more ways to reduce the wear and tear on his body without sacrificing too much of his overall workload. If that happens, Reed can enter next offseason well positioned to negotiate for an extension.

T-9. Kenny Clark

Position: defensive tackle
How acquired: first-round draft pick (2016)

Among those included in the final installment of The Leap's 2025 Packers roster ranking, Kenny Clark experienced the steepest decline from the previous year. Before last season, the veteran defensive lineman finished second on this list. However, after a disappointing season, Clark now barely squeaks inside the top 10.

While that drop-off doesn't bode well for the soon-to-be 30-year-old, the context around Clark's 2024 helps explain why his production declined. During the season opener in Brazil, Clark hurt his foot on the slippery playing surface. That injury never healed, nagging him for the rest of the year and forcing him to undergo surgery in January.

"You're taking every step and your toe is busting," Clark said of playing through the foot injury. "It's something you got to deal with, but it is what it is. That's done. Got the surgery done, and we're moving forward."

A return to health doesn't necessarily mean Clark will reclaim his peak form. However, it does provide valid reason to believe he can deliver a bounce-back season. Clark will also likely see more work at nose tackle, his natural position. Both factors should help him in what looks like a critical year for determining his future with the team.