The Green Bay Packers clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs with first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love leading the way. But as it turns out, Love isn’t the only player on the offense who seems to be a young and rising star.
As Peter Schrager of Fox Sports points out, the Green Bay Packers have a ridiculously young group of wide receivers and tight ends who have helped lead them to the playoffs this season.
“The @packers WR’s and TE’s aren’t just ‘young.’ They’re one of the youngest to ever suit up for an NFL playoff game. And they’ve been awesome,” Schrager said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
The @packers WR’s and TE’s aren’t just “young”. They’re one of the youngest to ever suit up for an NFL playoff game. And they’ve been awesome. pic.twitter.com/mrSEWXNGax
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 10, 2024
As a graphic that Schrager shared illustrates, the team’s top six receivers this season – Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs, Tucker Kraft, Luke Musgrave, Jayden Reed and Christian Watson – are all under the age of 25 with all but Watson also under the age of 24.
It’s obviously pretty insane just how young and promising the Packers’ receiving corps is this season, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
One of the youngest teams ever to make the playoffs… one of four teams with no Pro Bowlers… Quite a year for Matt LaFleur and his coaching staff. https://t.co/iu0390bDwd
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2024
Add in Bo Melton and Malik Heath.
What Brian Gutekunst brought to GB and what Matt LaFleur has done with this young team has made for a memorable season https://t.co/TA2Cqj0lZ4
— Lily Zhao (@LilySZhao) January 10, 2024
Wonder if LaFleur gets a look in for coach of the year this time… https://t.co/RQdXqxJ1wA
— Jonathan Murphy (@Jon86murphy) January 10, 2024
Todays reason for my spiral : https://t.co/ladeXsi7fJ
— Danielle (@toepacktoe) January 10, 2024
Year 1 of the rebuild going better than anyone thought it could. https://t.co/cuWe2nfd4C
— Stu (@Stulord1) January 10, 2024
Not expecting success in Dallas, but something is building here. https://t.co/2F5k64wXzo
— Larry Peterson (@larrypeterson) January 10, 2024
We’ll have to see whether or not this young group of receivers will be enough to hand the Dallas Cowboys their first home loss in 16 games this weekend.
