Packers move 26-year old WR to cornerback in surprise position change

Billy Heyen

Packers move 26-year old WR to cornerback in surprise position change image

The Green Bay Packers have so many wide receivers that one of them is changing positions.

It might be the best chance to get as many of these talented athletes onto the final roster as possible.

The guy making the change is Bo Melton, a 26-year old depth WR the past couple of seasons.

Melton will now be playing cornerback.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reporter Tom Silverstein wrote this on X: "GM Brian Gutekunst said they love his play on special teams and coaches were open to seeing him on defense."

There's also some defensive pedigree in the Melton family. His brother, Max, plays lots of snaps at cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.

Melton made three tackles last season in his special teams role.

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Out of Rutgers, Melton was initially a seventh-round pick by the Seahawks but has only suited up for Green Bay in regular season action.

The Packers are loaded at WR. Four veteran returners lead the way with Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks. Then they drafted Matthew Golden and Savion Williams.

One of those veterans might still be traded, but at least there's one less guy in the way.

Melton's task in the next couple months is to prove himself so promising as a defensive back to be able to stick around. He'll certainly take a fresh perspective to the position as a guy that has already been an NFL wide receiver with 24 regular season catches.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle