Who Should I Start? Christian Watson or Jayden Reed

Tuesday, August 12, 1:30 PM

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said that wide receiver Christian Watson (knee) will likely start the regular season on the Physically Unable to Peform list. It means that Watson will have to miss at least the first four games of the year after tearing his ACL late last year, but Gutekunst said that Watson will be "chomping at the bit" to after that. "It's gonna take a lot of us to hold him back," Gutekunst said. The Packers have their bye in Week 5, so barring a setback in his recovery, it seems very plausible that the 26-year-old pass-catcher will be able to make his 2025 debut in a Week 6 showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. When Watson returns, he'll be battling for targets in a crowded receiver room alongside Jayden Reed, Rombeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks and rookie first-rounder Matthew Golden.

Tuesday, August 19, 3:16 PM

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (thumb) threw to wide receivers Jayden Reed (foot) and Dontayvion Wicks (calf) after the team's practice on Tuesday, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reed and Wicks weren't running routes, but they were lining up at distances where Love might have to put the ball if they had been running routes. The 25-year-old Reed ditched his walking boot late last week but hasn't returned to training camp practices and did not play in the second preseason game on Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts. Not only is Love recovering from surgery on his left (non-throwing) thumb, but Reed, Wicks, Romeo Doubs (back) and Christian Watson (knee) are all injured with the regular-season opener just several weeks away. Reed has become a boom/bust WR4/flex in fantasy with injury concerns.