Early on in Green Bay Packers training camp, which players are showing signs of breaking out during the 2022 season? We look at the top three.
Aaron Rodgers made a great entrance to Green Bay Packers training camp, but he’s far from the only one making an early impression.
The Packers have one of the best all-around rosters in the NFL, regardless of what anyone thinks about the wide receiver position, and this team is deep.
Which players are showing breakout signs early on in training camp? Although not every player on this list is a true “breakout” candidate in 2022, some players are emerging in a big way so far at camp.
Some players are close to NFL superstar breakout while others might just be in line to crack the roster or crack the rotation at their position group.
Which Green Bay Packers players are showing out early on in training camp?
Green Bay Packers player breaking out at camp no. 1: Rashan Gary, EDGE
Rashan Gary can’t really be a “breakout” player in the truest sense of the word.
To break out means you haven’t done so already, and Gary is coming off of a season in which he racked up 9.5 sacks and 28 QB hits.
Those numbers aren’t other-worldly, but Gary is close to breaking into that superstar status off the edge, and it looks like he’s been arguably the most dominant player early in training camp.
Rashan Gary is an absolute monster. No additional info needed. Just flat out stud.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) July 30, 2022
Haven’t tweeted it yet but Rashan Gary has looked like a monster off the edge the past two days. Powerful, explosive
— Wes Hodkiewicz 🌎 (@WesHod) July 28, 2022
Those in attendance at Packers camp are seeing the former first-round pick out of Michigan out there doing his thing, and if the Packers are going to take the leap into possibly being the NFL’s number one defense in 2022, Gary will be a huge reason why.
Green Bay Packers breakout player no. 2: Juwann Winfree, WR
The Green Bay Packers went into training camp with an embarrassing group of wide receivers on paper, but what’s on paper is really only that.
Aaron Rodgers is the back-to-back MVP for a reason, and it’s not just because Davante Adams carried him to success.
Rodgers has been able to be one of the best, most accurate, most productive quarterbacks in the NFL over the majority of the past two decades because he’s the kind of QB that can elevate the play of everyone around him.
One player the Packers have liked for a couple of years now is former Denver Broncos sixth-round pick Juwann Winfree.
First deep completion of camp is from Rodgers to Juwann Winfree down the right sideline. Contested catch with Eric Stokes in coverage. Drew a nice cheer from the crowd.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) July 27, 2022
Aaron Rodgers himself had some praise for Winfree, who could be on the outside looking in at the Packers’ wide receiver group right now.
Winfree is a big-bodied receiver with speed who can win after the catch, but he’s not yet been able to translate his physical and athletic skills into long-term NFL success.
If he continues to play well at training camp, Rodgers’ voice will certainly be heard when it comes to assembling the roster at the wide receiver position and that could lead to the Packers keeping more than just six guys.
Especially given the fact that so many of these guys are young, quantity over proven quality might be the Packers’ best path to success and Winfree looks like he’s capable of being a hot hand at any point in time with Rodgers slinging the rock.
Green Bay Packers breakout player no. 3: Romeo Doubs, WR
The star of Green Bay Packers camp offensively has got to be Romeo Doubs thus far.
To those who watched him at Nevada, this will come as absolutely no surprise. Doubs has a long frame with good speed, and he’s been showing off strong hands all throughout training camp.
Aaron Rodgers on @nflnetwork: "Romeo Doubs has had a really nice start to camp. Getting a lot of attention based on some of the plays he's made. Like the approach, very understated kid, very humble kid...We all feel really good about Romeo and the start he's off to."
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) July 30, 2022
As the adage goes, Doubs simply needs to go out there and continue stacking days together. Making a regular season impact has very little to do with what kind of national recognition he can generate, but if you keep seeing tweets and updates from Packers camp about Doubs catching passes from Aaron Rodgers, that’s a great sign.
The Packers haven’t gotten the chance to see as much of second-round pick Christian Watson as they would have liked so far, but at this point, would his emergence as a rookie be more of a bonus?
Coming from North Dakota State, Watson may need time to translate his game to NFL speed anyway. That is, as soon as he can get out on the field and actually practice.
For the time being, the Packers have to be ecstatic over the progress that Doubs has been making so early on in his first NFL training camp.
Doubs is clearly taking the right approach to his first NFL training camp, even after an offseason in which he had to deal with an injury.
You don’t often see fourth-round draft picks coming in and looking this pro-ready, drawing so many rave reviews from their coaches and teammates.
Doubs has the potential to be every fantasy football player’s favorite sleeper pick in dynasty leagues and even though Allen Robinson is expected to assume WR1 duties this year, Doubs could have a massive impact.