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Let’s do a little unboxing of the Green Bay Packers’ first game of the 2025 season from a personnel perspective. I’m sure everyone wants to know how often Micah Parsons was on the field, but let’s go through position-by-position here.
Quarterback
Running Back
Like we saw in the preseason, the Packers were more likely to work in Chris Books than Emanuel Wilson on the offensive side of the ball. Overall, Brooks played 25 snaps to Wilson’s 2. There’s still a real chance that whenever MarShawn Lloyd comes off the injured reserve, Wilson is on the chopping block.
Receiver
Most of third-round pick Savon Williams’ snaps came on a gadget run, late in the game on offense or as a returner on special teams. First-round rookie Matthew Golden, though, has already out-snapped Dontayvion Wicks and Jayden Reed. Reed, again, appears to be a three-receiver set slot receiver for the Packers this year.
Tight End
Ben Sims was a healthy scratch in this game. Outside of that, the only thing worth noting here is that Luke Musgrave got on the field nearly as often as John FitzPatrick did. They’re two very different types of tight ends, as Musgrave is a pass-catcher and FitzPatrick is a run-blocker.
Offensive Line
Donovan Jennings was a healthy scratch in Week 1, leaving the Packers with eight offensive linemen active for this game. The starting lineup was Rasheed Walker, Aaron Banks, Elgton Jenkins, Sean Rhyan and Zach Tom, with Jordan Morgan rotating in with Rhyan at right guard. When Tom and Banks dropped out of action, Darian Kinnard and then Anthony Belton got on the field.
Defensive End
Rookie fourth-round pick Barryn Sorrell (knee) was inactive for this game. Whenever he’s active, there’s a good chance that Brenton Cox Jr. ends up being a healthy scratch. Cox only played eight snaps total, between defense and special teams, which was the lowest mark of any defender other than the two reserve cornerbacks....
