Green Bay Packers: Full Position Breakdown and Depth Chart Analysis at WR

Of all the position groups to keep a close eye on at the Green Bay Packers' training camp this summer, none will be more competitive than wide receiver. 

The biggest question for the Packers ahead of final cuts is whether they'll keep five or six receivers on the 53-man roster. If six, which players make the cut?

What follows is an in-depth breakdown of the position and why the Packers might need to make room for six receivers on the final roster, as well as analysis of each player vying for a spot, including the undrafted rookies. 

Breaking Down the Depth Chart

Player	Height	Weight	Experience
Jordy Nelson	6'3"	217 lbs	8
Randall Cobb	5'10"	192 lbs	5
Davante Adams	6'1"	215 lbs	2
Jeff Janis	6'3"	219 lbs	2
Ty Montgomery	6'0"	216 lbs	R
Jared Abbrederis	6'1"	195 lbs	2

It's somewhat of a luxury for the Packers to keep six wide receivers on the final roster in 2015, especially given how many talented prospects on the bubble there are at other positions. But this season will be an important one for the predominantly young crop of developing receivers.

If one of these six falls noticeably behind the pack in 2015, perhaps Green Bay can go back to five players on the depth chart in 2016. But for now, every player behind Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb needs more NFL game experience before a cut is reasonable. And there's no way, if the Packers try to stash any of the young players on the practice squad, they'll clear waivers. 

Nelson and Cobb combined for 2,806 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns in 2014 in the regular season, setting a new regular-season franchise record, breaking the mark of 24 touchdowns previously set by Nelson and Greg Jennings in 2011. 

Davante Adams, who can be considered a virtual lock for the No. 3 spot, is poised to have a breakout year. He had 11 starts in 2014 and totaled 38 receptions for 446 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season. In the postseason, Adams had another eight receptions for 124 yards and one touchdown, a crucial third-quarter score that went for 46 yards against the Dallas Cowboys. 

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn't been shy about praising Adams this offseason.

"Davante is a very polished player, and he has an excellent demeanor for a guy who’s going to be a star," Rodgers said this offseason, according to Jason Wilde of ESPN Wisconsin.

Rodgers continued: 

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And he has supreme confidence, and it’s contagious. And I’m really proud of his approach and his attitude. It makes you want to get him the ball more. It makes you watch the film and have regrets about not giving him more opportunities. And that’s again, another compliment for him. He really came on and made plays last season. But the entire time, between his big game against New England and Dallas, where he didn’t get a lot of touches and his targets were low, he was always bringing it and running his routes to win, which is a huge accomplishment for a young guy. 

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After Adams and the No. 3 spot, the depth chart could go a number of different directions. 

Second-year players Jared Abbrederis and Jeff Janis will compete with 2015 third-round pick Ty Montgomery. That leaves practice-squad holdover Myles White the odd man out. 

As a high-investment rookie, Montgomery's spot is nearly guaranteed. However, he is one of the tougher players to slot into the depth chart. He's talented and has picked up the offense quickly, according to head coach Mike McCarthy, even though he missed OTAs due to Stanford's late class schedule.

However, Montgomery may make a bigger splash on special teams than on offense in his rookie year. At Stanford, he averaged 30.3 yards per kick return in 2013, second-most in the nation, and had two touchdowns. 

Montgomery totaled 1,091 total yards on kick returns in 2013, becoming the second player in Stanford history with more than 1,000 kickoff-return yards in a single season.

Montgomery could be used out of the backfield, as the Packers have used Cobb in recent seasons.

"When he touches the ball, he hits the hole...I like the kid," Packers West Regional scout Sam Seale said after the draft, per Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "He's explosive, he's big. And I think it would give Randall a break. For me personally, I think he's a bigger Randall." 

Seale scouted Montgomery throughout his career at Stanford, the same university Seale's son attended. 

Janis should earn more snaps in 2015. As a rookie, Janis was only on the field for 15 snaps, per Pro Football Focus. By now, it's been widely reported that Janis struggled to earn Rodgers' trust in 2014, no doubt the reason for his limited opportunities. 

"I think the biggest thing with Aaron is he wants us to be mentally on the same page," Janis said during OTAs, per ESPN.com's Rob Demovsky. "He knows physical mistakes are going to happen, like dropped balls and things like that, but mental errors are unacceptable to him. So I think that's where I'm really trying to take a step."

However, the time Nelson missed during OTAs as he recovered from offseason hip injury gave Janis more reps with the No. 1 offense—and more time to build a rapport with Rodgers. 

Recent comments from McCarthy indicate that Janis is pulling it all together this offseason. 

"Jeff Janis is definitely moving forward," McCarthy said after OTAs on June 2, per Demovsky. "I thought he really came on at the end of last year. He was definitely ready to play at that point."

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Abbrederis, who essentially redshirted his first year with the Packers after tearing his ACL in training camp, rounds out the depth chart at No. 6. In order to justify the extra resources at receiver, Abbrederis would likely be a special teams contributor as well. He has been returning punts during offseason practices. 

Though Abbrederis is further behind his teammates, this OTAs period and minicamp have been crucial for him in beginning to level the playing field. Rodgers told Wilde that Abbrederis is having a "nice offseason" and that he "will make a jump" in his second season.

Though the recovery time for an ACL injury can range from 8-12 months, Abbrederis learned that he could keep up with or even surpass the other players in running "200s," according to Nickel.

What About the Undrafted Rookies?

Player	College	Height	Weight
Javess Blue	Kentucky	6'0"	188 lbs
Ricky Collins	Texas A&M-Commerce	6'0"	198 lbs
Adrian Coxson	Stony Brook	6'1"	209 lbs
Jimmie Hunt	Missouri	6'0"	208 lbs
Larry Pinkard	Old Dominion	6'0"	196 lbs

The Packers also have five undrafted rookie receivers trying to make the roster in Javess Blue, Ricky Collins, Adrian Coxson, Larry Pinkard and Jimmie Hunt. Given how crowded the position is already, however, they will likely be competing to make the practice squad. 

Training camp can bring about surprises, and even though these prospects have a long shot of surviving final cuts, they're still worth keeping an eye on. It sounds as though they've impressed Rodgers so far.

"I think both Jeff (Janis) and Jared (Abbrederis) have had nice offseasons and will make a jump in their second seasons, but it’ll be interesting to see what happens when you get 'Pink' (Larry Pinkard) and Adrian (Coxson) and Jimmie (Hunt) and Ricky (Collins) and Ty (Montgomery) out there," Rodgers told Wilde.

"It’ll be a real good group of young receivers."

Blue played the last two seasons of his college career at Kentucky and became the Wildcats' top receiver, with 72 receptions for 1,111 yards and nine touchdowns. Per NFLDraftScout.com, he ran a 4.56-second 40-yard dash at his pro day. 

Collins was expected to be drafted in the late rounds, according to NFL.com, making him an astute UDFA signing by the Packers.

"Good size and has talent but was in a very simple offense, and I think he needs to come in as a free agent and prove he can take on a pro offense," an NFC area scout told Lance Zierlein of NFL.com about Collins.  

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After one season at Maryland, Coxson played at Stony Brook for three years over 35 games with 19 starts. He posted 1,335 yards, 82 receptions and 10 touchdowns.

Coxson made a push to get drafted in the late rounds at his pro day, where he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.28 and 4.33 seconds, as reported by Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. Per Wilson, the Packers were in attendance at that workout and clearly liked what they saw. 

Hunt had 74 receptions for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns at Mizzou. At his pro day, he ran a 4.55-second 40-yard dash, per NFLDraftScout.com. Hunt set career highs in receptions (40), yards (698) and touchdowns (seven) his senior year. 

Pinkard was putting together a productive career at Old Dominion prior to his dismissal in 2014 for a violation of team rules. In three years, he had 160 receptions (No. 3 in school history) for 2,338 yards (No. 2 in school history) and 25 touchdowns.