Jordan Morgan is one of the biggest X-factors which will help determine how effective the Green Bay Packers offense is in 2026.
The former first-round pick is set to take over at left tackle after Rasheed Walker left in free agency, fulfilling the succession plan which seemed inevitable from the moment he was drafted.
After a rookie year which was heavily interrupted by injuries, Morgan got his first extended NFL action in 2025, playing 819 snaps at four of the five spots: left tackle, left guard, right guard and right tackle.
What matters most for projecting forward is how he played at tackle, and there were certainly positive signs, as shown by Morgan’s percentile ranks among NFL tackles:
It is important to remember this is a small sample size. Morgan only played 240 snaps at tackle from Week 16 on.
He did play another 30 against the Browns early in the season, but did not start the game there, moving due to injuries elsewhere, and it is not possible to separate PFFs statistics by position within a single game, so it has not been included.
The most notable element of Morgan’s chart is that his work in pass protection was mostly pretty good. In four games – three at right tackle, one on the left side – he only allowed five pressures, two of which came in his first start, and did not give up a QB hit.
His pass block efficiency score of 97.2 ranked 24th among 93 eligible offensive tackles, and when in true pass sets, which removes play action, RPOs and screens, his efficiency score of 94.5 ranked 41st.
For context, Rasheed Walker had a 96.4 efficiency score in 2025, which ranked 45th, and a 93.7 score in true pass sets, which ranked 55th.
The big demerit on his report card is the fact he gave up two sacks in those four games, so while he is generally been keeping opponents at bay, it will be vital for him to cut out the play or two per contest where he gets beat cleanly, which could potentially end a drive or change a game.
Both of the sacks he allowed came in true pass sets, which is a slight concern as it implies he struggled more when the offense was not building in help for him. The Packers need to be able to trust him in ‘gotta have it’ situations.
It is worth noting that in his one start at left tackle, Clayton Tune was the quarterback in the dead rubber matchup against the Vikings. Tune was badly overmatched against Brian Flores and his defense, which will likely not have helped Morgan and the rest of the O-line.
Evaluating his run blocking is more of a challenge. On the positive side, his run blocking in the games he played tackle was above average, earning a 70.3 PFF grade (60 is average), which bodes well for the future.
Rasheed Walker ranked 74th in the NFL among 94 qualifiers with a 55.4 run block grade in 2025.
It is not possible to see the splits in his PFF grades for zone and gap schemes in individual games, so that difference cannot be evaluated in those four contests.
For that, we can only evaluate his blocking by scheme across the whole season compared to NFL guards, which is the position he played most. Neither grade is especially impressive, with a 53.8 grade in zone scheme blocking and 57.2 in gap scheme blocking.
There is a difference between the responsibilities of run blocking at guard and tackle though, so maybe (or from Green Bay’s perspective, hopefully) he suits run blocking as a tackle more than as a guard.
Given his PFF run blocking grade was 70.3 in games he started on the edge, compared to just 55.7 when inside at guard, that appears to be the case.
The Packers are about to take a leap of faith at left tackle with their former first-round pick, and at least according to the limited sample from a season ago, there are reasons for optimism he can at least provide an upgrade over Walker’s 2025 performance.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Stats show Jordan Morgan is ready to be Packers left tackle in 2026
Reporting by Mark Oldacres, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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