Green Bay Packers inactives and starters, Week 17

Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Houston Texans in Week 17. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Mon, Jan 4, 8:15 PM ET.

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• Collin OliverDEInjured ReserveOliver is dealing with Achilles and calf injuries. and is considered week-to-week, Weston Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
• Savion WilliamsWRInjured ReservePackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that Williams is recovering from a high-ankle sprain and should be ready to return from injured reserve when first eligible Week 5, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
• Luke MusgraveTEOutPackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that he's "really hopeful" Musgrave (neck) will be able to play at some point during the 2026 season, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.
• Micah ParsonsDEOutPackers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that Parsons (knee) could return from the PUP list when first eligible in Week 5, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports. "We have a pretty good idea once we get out of that four-game window we're going to be pretty close," Gutekunst said.
• Josh JacobsRBOutGeneral manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that he anticipates Jacobs (personal) playing for the Packers at some point in 2026, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
• Trey Dean IIISInjured ReserveDean (undisclosed) reverted to the Packers' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Jordon RileyDTOutThe Packers moved Riley (Achilles) from the active/PUP list to the reserve/PUP list on Sunday, Wes Hodkiewicz of the team's official site reports.
• Thomas YassminTEInjured ReserveGreen Bay reverted Yassmin (undisclosed) to injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Tucker KraftTEQuestionableKraft (knee) is expected to be "full go" for the Packers' Week 1 regular-season opener against the Vikings, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
• Warren BrinsonDTQuestionableBrinson has a calf injury that forced him to miss Green Bay's preseason win over Denver on Friday, Zach Jacobson of 247Sports.com reports.
• Johnathan Baldwin IISInjured Reserveir
• Javon BullardSQuestionablequestionable

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.

Who is starting for the Packers in Week 17?

Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Houston Texans in Week 17. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Mon, Jan 4, 8:15 PM ET.

Are the Packers playing in Week 17?

Yes. Jordan Love is projected to start at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers vs. the Houston Texans in Week 17. Tyrod Taylor is listed second. Kickoff is Mon, Jan 4, 8:15 PM ET.

Where do the Packers's Week 17 inactives and injury designations come from?

Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (12 players listed).