With training camp underway, the 2025 season for the Green Bay Packers is inching closer.
This season has the potential to be an intriguing one for the Packers, as expectations—while still cautious—are beginning to rise. That’s largely due to a roster many believe is capable of winning a lot of games.
Much of that optimism centers around starting quarterback Jordan Love, who enters his third season as the starter—a historically significant milestone, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
"...If you look back, this was the juncture at which the last such transition brought the Lombardi Trophy back to Wisconsin. Rodgers’s third year as a starter was 2010, when the Packers ripped off three consecutive road wins in the playoffs, then won Super Bowl XLV," Breer wrote.
"Could it happen again? If it does, just being around that group and getting a feel for where the key players are at will probably come through in the form of outstanding players becoming available."
Breer immediately pointed to Love’s arsenal of playmakers, which could be at its peak this season. The Packers may have the deepest group of pass catchers in the NFL with players like Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and, when he returns—likely in October—Christian Watson. That’s not even mentioning first-round pick Matthew Golden or third-rounder Savion Williams.
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"The question, then, is whether one of these guys can become the guy. Hopes are high that Kraft might be able to. Wicks, too," Breer wrote.
Both Kraft and Wicks are entering their third NFL seasons. Kraft, however, started all 17 games last year, compiling 50 receptions for 707 yards and seven touchdowns.
Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton specifically named Kraft as one of Green Bay’s "building blocks."
"Typically, you don't hear about tight ends as building blocks in an offense, though if Packers wide receivers aren't able to consistently produce big plays in crucial moments of games, Kraft could become the go-to target, especially in the red zone," Moton wrote.
Whether Kraft becomes “the guy” or not, he could start to make his case at training camp.